The Forestry Commission (FC) team has arrested 11 suspects, made up of eight Ghanaians and three Chinese nationals, in a joint “anti-galamsey” swoop on the dawn of Sunday, December 14, 2025.
The team includes 28 officers, drawn from three Rapid Response Teams, and officers from the Oda Forest District of the Forest Services Division.
This was in a statement from the Commission issued to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
The eight Ghanaians gave their names as Mohammed Mustapha, 25; Aminu Moro,48; Owusu Emmanuel, 28; Raymond Opoku Agyemang,32; Teye Joseph,32; Oduro Emmanuel, 29; Aaron Oppong Gyebi,36; and Isaac Apana, 32.
The Chinese nationals were Jun Hunay,42; Wen Yong Feng, 49; and LU Zheng Zhan,37.
All 11 suspects have been handed over to the Asante Akim Juaso District Police Command for investigations and prosecution, while the two pickup vehicles have been sent to the Oda Forest District Office for safekeeping.
The arrest took place in compartment 70 of the Pra Anum Forest Reserve at Banka in the Oda Forest District of the Eastern Region.
Also, two pick-up vehicles (Toyota, with Registration Number GW 4974-23 and a great wall, with registration number GT 4189-25), eight excavators and one automatic pump-action gun were seized.
