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4 500 Chinese leave Ghana after crackdown - Video
16 Jul 2013 at 05:35hrs | Views
More than 4 500 Chinese had left Ghana since a crackdown on illegal mining began last month, with the illicit industry having drawn scores of Chinese to the country, an official said on Friday.
Ghana Immigration Services spokesman Francis Palmdeti said that between June 1 and July 3, a total of 571 Chinese had been arrested or had voluntarily turned themselves over to immigration authorities in Ghana.
A total of 4 592 Chinese, including those arrested, had departed the country since the government sent a task force of police, military and immigration officials to Ghana's gold mining regions, he said.
The task force is aimed at rooting out illegal small-scale miners blamed for ruining the environment.
Ghana Immigration Services spokesman Francis Palmdeti said that between June 1 and July 3, a total of 571 Chinese had been arrested or had voluntarily turned themselves over to immigration authorities in Ghana.
A total of 4 592 Chinese, including those arrested, had departed the country since the government sent a task force of police, military and immigration officials to Ghana's gold mining regions, he said.
The task force is aimed at rooting out illegal small-scale miners blamed for ruining the environment.
Source - Sapa-AFP
