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May
Akyem Akenteng: 20 Persons Arrested Over Galamsey Not National Security Operatives – Government The government says 20 persons arrested at Akyem Akenteng, in the West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region, for engaging in illegal small-scale mining are not national security operatives. Earlier reports suggested that the persons arrested by youth in the area had claimed they were officials of national security. “Preliminary investigations conducted by the National Intelligence Bureau revealed that the persons arrested are not staff or operatives of the Ministry of National Security,” a statement from the Ministry of National Security stated. The…