Police arrest illegal mining activities at banks of Bonsa River

The police on Monday picked up 11 suspects including four Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining activities on the banks of the Bonsa River in the Western Region.

A police statement indicated they were arrested “through sustained intelligence-led operations against illegal mining activities.

The police named five of the suspects as Wei Qinwei, Yao Yongji, Nsoh Oto also known as Agologo, Kwadwo George, also known as Sergio, and Emmanuel Van, also known as Atta.

They were all arrested at a site in Bonsa.

The other six suspects, Nuang Shichuan, Huang Xinbao, Douglas Ayambilla, Elvis Aborta, Michael Tettey Komlorm and Ibrahim Dauda were arrested at Wassa Agona, according to the police statement.

Attached below is a copy of the police statement

𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 (𝟏𝟏) 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven (11) suspects for illegal mining activities along the Bonsa river bank in the Western Region.

The suspects, comprising seven (7) Ghanaians and four (4) Chinese, were arrested on 31st March 2025 through sustained intelligence-led operations against illegal mining activities.

Five (5) of the suspects, Wei Qinwei, Yao Yongji, Nsoh Oto @ Agologo, Kwadwo George @ Sergio, Emmanuel Van @ Atta, were arrested at a site in Bonsa, while the remaining 6 suspects, Nuang Shichuan, Huang Xinbao, Douglas Ayambilla, Elvis Aborta, Michael Tettey Komlorm and Ibrahim Dauda were arrested at Wassa Agona.

All the suspects are in custody and will be put before the court to face justice.

We would like to assure the general public, especially communities within the Western Central Regional Police Command, that the Ghana Police Service remains committed to fighting crime and ensuring security, law and order in the country.