The Ghana Police Service, through its Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force, has arrested three suspects and seized several mining equipment during two coordinated operations conducted on Friday, 20th June 2025, at Nikanika and Adeade in the Central Region.
The task force proceeded to a mining site at Nikanika. Although no operators were found at the scene, the team retrieved one (1) single-barrel shotgun loaded with a cartridge and three (3) water pumping machines.
In a related development, the task force extended its operation to Adeade, where three suspects; Prosper Quansah, Chrispin Nartey, and Owusu Gambra, were arrested with an excavator on a lowbed trailer.
One (1) SANY excavator, four (4) unregistered Haojin motorbikes, and one (1) lowbed vehicle with registration number GN 2136-24 were seized from the scene.
The suspects are currently in police custody assisting investigations, while all exhibits have been secured in police custody.
