The suspects, led by the blind man, Kwadwo Amankwa, were arrested by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ashanti Regional Police and a team of personnel from the Asokwa Division.

The other suspects in custody are Safia Salifu, 24; Yaw Poku, 45 and Kwaku Akwaboah, all from Beposo in the Bosomtwe District.

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Some items which were retrieved from the galamsey site upon the arrest included generators, water pumps, and mining equipment.

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosomtwe, Mr Joseph K. Asuming, told the Daily Graphic that the assembly received information about the operations of the illegal miners, leading to the arrest.

He said that other members of the gang managed to escape but the police were working hard to have them arrested.