All the 109 Malian and Guinean citizens who were arrested for illegally prospecting for gold have been deported to their respective countries, reports Ghana Business News.
According to the Northern Regional Police Crime Officer, Alhaji Mahama Arhin, the suspects were questioned and deported after being arrested on December 21, last year at Tinga, a farming community, where they were prospecting for gold.
The police retrieved some mining tools, including 66 gold detectors, from the suspects who entered the country without valid traveling documents.
Alhaji Arhin said the suspects had been engaged in the illegal mining activities for a week.
