Some four Chinese nationals have been arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities 'galamsey'.
The four were picked up in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region on Friday, September 20, 2019.
The suspects, Zhou Jianxu, 55, Huang Qiang, 46, Li Si Va, 47, and Li Kon Fon, 45, have been handed over to the Regional Immigration office in Obuasi for further action.
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In the same operation, 8 excavators, 12 water pumping machines, a locally manufactured pistol, military uniforms and a pair of boots were seized.
Several Chinese nationals have over the years been highly involved in illegal mining in Ghana.
The biggest suspect was Aisha Huang who had the tag 'galamsey queen'.
After her arrest, many thought she was going to be prosecuted but instead was deported back to China.
This sparked a lot of controversies and many questioned the government's action and deemed it inappropriate.
Almost nine months after her deportation, President Akufo-Addo during an interaction with students at the Princeton University in the United States of America conceded that the move was a wrong one although his Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo defended the decision.
President Akufo-Addo said the cumbersome processes and the “problems involved in prosecuting†informed the decision to let Huang off the hook and send her home in December 2018.
“…but on the hindsight…I think it was a mistake,â€
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He noted they would be processed under the newly amended illegal miming law which gives a minimum of 15 years imprisonment to convicts.
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