The Koforidua Circuit Court B has granted 14 suspected illegal miners bail each in the sum of GHC350,000 with two sureties, with one to be justified with movable property.

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The suspects were arrested on May 15 for illegally mining at Akyem Muoso in the Eastern Region by the Eastern South Regional Police Command.

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At the time of the arrest, police retrieved a pump action gun from one of the suspects, Zuberu Nuhoho, who failed to produce documentation for the weapon.

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Two excavator control boards were also retrieved from the mining site.

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The accused persons were arraigned before the Koforidua Circuit Court B on May 16.

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In relation to the security agency's fight against illegal mining, a total of 208 suspects have been arrested, and 99 excavators, 3 bulldozers, 4 pump-action guns, 3 single-barrel guns, 1 pistol, 11 changfangs, and several other exhibits, including vehicles, motorbikes, tricycles, generators, gold detectors, and pumping machines have been retrieved by the Police.

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In a special anti-galamsey operations at Samreboi, along the Tano River, Wassa Dunkwa, Tigarikrom and surrounding communities in the Western Region, the Police arrested 58 suspects comprising 50 Ghanaians and 8 Chinese in connection with illegal mining activities and retrieved 85 excavators and 3 buldozers.

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Similar anti-galamsey operations were carried out by various Regional Police Commands across the regions as follows:

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The Western Regional Police Command has arrested 19 suspects and retrieved 3 excavators and 3 pump-action guns, among other exhibits.

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The Upper West Regional Police Command arrested 7 Ghanaian suspects and retrieved 11 changfangs and 3 motorbikes, among other exhibits.

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The Eastern South Regional Police Command Region has arrested 24 suspects, including one Burkinabe and retrieved 5 excavators, 3 single-barrel guns, and one pump action gun, among other exhibits.

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The Western Central Regional Police Command arrested 85 suspects, comprising 76 Ghanaians and 9 Chinese, and also retrieved 11 excavators and other exhibits.

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The Eastern North Regional Police Command also arrested 15 suspects, including one Chinese and retrieved 4 excavator control boards, 9 monitors, and one pistol among other exhibits.

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