The Chief of Sefwi Ellubo in the Western North region and his brother have been arrested for illegal mining.
Six other suspects are being chased by the Police for the same offense.
A Police statement said: “The suspects, Nana Anini Baffour and Kwadwo Affi were arrested following Police investigation of a video circulating on social media showing illegal mining activities in some compound houses in the town”.
The development comes in the wake of heightened public interest in issues of illegal mining in the wake of the rearrest of Aisha Huang, who has been nicknamed the ‘Queen of galamsey’ in Ghana.
Source: Ghana/starrfm.com.gh