{"id":71017,"date":"2025-07-10T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=71017"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:26:36","slug":"7-illegal-miners-arrested-at-abora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=71017","title":{"rendered":"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>55 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Central Regional Police Command has arrested seven individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities at Abora, a community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest followed an intelligence-led operation at a targeted site where the suspects were reportedly caught actively engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"928\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-2.png\" alt=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" class=\"wp-image-10032798768\" style=\"width:747px;height:auto\" title=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-2.png 750w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-113x140.png 113w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-101x125.png 101w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-202x250.png 202w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-343x424.png 343w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-764-40x50.png 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The suspects have been identified as Latif Abdul Gyimah, 55; Mohammed Bello, 44; George Azu, 52; Kingsley Owusu, 23; Sampson Afadzi, 45; Simon Atakpo, 21; and Andrews Otto, 26.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"600\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-2.png\" alt=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" class=\"wp-image-10032798765\" style=\"width:771px;height:auto\" title=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-2.png 526w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-123x140.png 123w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-110x125.png 110w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-219x250.png 219w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-132x150.png 132w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-372x424.png 372w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-762-44x50.png 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\"><\/figure>\n<p>During the operation, the police retrieved a number of items, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One single-barrel shotgun<\/li>\n<li>Two pump-action shotguns (Mossberg 500A12GA) with serial numbers T069032 and T075882<\/li>\n<li>Twenty-six live cartridges<\/li>\n<li>Two excavators<\/li>\n<li>Two Hyundai excavator monitors<\/li>\n<li>Three unregistered motorbikes<\/li>\n<li>One unregistered Haojin tricycle<\/li>\n<li>One newly installed water pump machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the police, efforts are currently underway to recover additional excavators believed to be at the site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"848\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-2.png\" alt=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" class=\"wp-image-10032798766\" style=\"width:781px;height:auto\" title=\"7 illegal miners arrested at Abora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-2.png 764w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-126x140.png 126w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-113x125.png 113w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-225x250.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-135x150.png 135w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-382x424.png 382w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-763-45x50.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\"><\/figure>\n<p>All suspects are in custody assisting with ongoing investigations. 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