The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has seized gold and cash worth GH¢35 million from illegal gold traders so far this year.
In total, the board has conducted 17 operations across four regions of the country, namely Central, Western, Ashanti, and Eastern.
The Anti-Galamsey Task Force of GoldBod also arrested 10 foreign nationals engaged in illegal gold trading and smuggling at a hideout in Asankragwa, a district in the Western Region.
The operation, conducted in collaboration with the National Security Secretariat, led to the seizure of 1.3 kilogrammes of gold valued at approximately GH¢1.4 million, over GH¢1.3 million in cash, and a significant quantity of casino cards. The team also confiscated gun cartridges, 12 pump-action guns, calibrating machines, and other equipment.
The suspects have been identified as Tang Da Jien (41), Wang Chun Ling (41), Wei Dong (41), Li Fu Shou (60), Wei Sheng Xin (39), He Shi Long (57), Wu Cheng Wei (32), Li Ren Neng (44), Fan Zhen Shang (46), and Zheng Xi Chuang (54).
The Managing Director of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, disclosed these details at a press conference held in Accra yesterday. The event was jointly organised by the Board and National Security.
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