Immigration Service confirms arrest of Chinese galamsey woman


The Ghana Immigration service says a  Chinese woman believed to be involved in illegal mining in the country, is in police custody pending further investigations. 

The woman, Aisha Huang and four other Chinese Nationals with the support of Ghanaians, were reportedly mining in the area which belongs to the Volta Resources Company Limited. 

The four Chinese Nationals were earlier invited for interrogation.

The Comptroller General at the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Takyi, said the Service picked information about the lady called Aisha, so it immediately had to take effective action to arrest her.

Asia Huang, popularly called Aisha, is a Chinese national who is involved in galamsey (illegal mining) in the Ashanti Region. 

GBC