National Security officers have arrested three Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian near the Pra River in the Shama District for allegedly engaging in unlawful mining.

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The suspects, whose identities have not been disclosed, were reportedly carrying out activities under the guise of sand extraction.

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They have been handed over to the Western Regional Police Command in Sekondi for further action.

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Hashem Tankonu, who led the operation, noted that some illegal miners now disguise their activities as sand winning to evade detection.

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“Behind the house at the corner, there is a galamsey set up there that you see that they are doing galamsey but if you are not smart, you will be fooled by that facade of sand winning.

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“But then in actual terms, they are doing the sand winning and they are doing the galamsey alongside the sand winning and you will not suspect it.”

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