The suspects are currently in the custody of the Kwabeng district Police Command
A task force set up by the small scale miners association of Ghana has apprehended seven illegal miners who dredge and mine on the Birim river at Abomosu in the Atiwa district of the Eastern region.
The task force also set ablaze twenty dredgers, otherwise known as Chamfan machines. Their action is to complement government's efforts at fighting