Nana Anini Baffour, Chief of Sefwi Elubo in the Western North Region, has been arrested along with his brother, Kwadwo Affi, for illegal mining activities known locally as Galamsay.
According to a police statement, the suspects were apprehended after an investigation into a video that circulated on social media showing illegal mining activities in some compound houses in town.
Six other suspects are being sought by police as part of ongoing investigations, according to the statement.
The full police statement is as follows:
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