Ellembelle: Five Chinese nationals arrested over missing excavators
“An intelligence-led operation through the night of 7th September till the dawn of 8th September 2022 led to the arrest of Shi Zhong Qix, Wei Lin Xi, Huang Qian Xi, Li Jian Wen, and Huang Qian Sheng at their hideout at Asiama, in the Ellembelle District.
Five Chinese nationals have been arrested in relation to missing excavators at Ellembelle in the Western Region.
“An intelligence-led operation through the night of 7th September till the dawn of 8th September 2022 led to the arrest of Shi Zhong Qix, Wei Lin Xi, Huang Qian Xi, Li Jian Wen, and Huang Qian Sheng at their hideout at Asiama, in the Ellembelle District.
The Ghana Immigration Service has been contacted for details of their Immigration status and their Ghanaian sponsors to assist with the investigation,” a police statement said.
The District Chief Executive of the area, Kwasi Bonzo, who was arrested earlier for allegedly attacking the police and obstructing an operation to retrieve a missing excavator several kilometers into a forest within the Ellembelle District, has been granted a police inquiry bail.
Mr Bonzo is facing charges of assault, conspiracy to assault, and resisting arrest.
