Talensi: Police nab 16, seize guns, ammunition at Gbane mining site
Police and military forces in Ghana's Upper East Region arrested 16 suspects and seized weapons and contraband at the Gbane mining site. The operation follows ongoing tensions between local communities and mining enterprises.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the security challenges and conflicts associated with small-scale and industrial mining operations in the region.
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested 16 suspects and recovered ammunition, action guns and suspected narcotic substances and other items during a security operation at the Gbane mining site in the Talensi District in the Upper East Region.
The operation, conducted last Tuesday, involved personnel from the National Police Intelligence Directorate, the Upper East Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, the Special Operations Team, popularly known as Black Cobra, and the Tongo District Police Command.
In a press release issued by the Police Public Affairs Unit and signed by Chief Inspector Abdul-Raman Sumaila, the police said 10 suspects were arrested during the police operation.
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