At least 124 Chinese nationals suspected of illegal gold mining have been detained in Ghana, officials say.
Chinese officials said most of those detained were mining illegally without visas, work and residency permits.
They are negotiating the detainees’ release, a spokesman from the Chinese embassy in Ghana said.
The arrests took place in several locations around the country following a call by Ghanaian officials to end unauthorised mining by foreigners.
Officials raided a hotel and areas near mines where the Chinese were living, the embassy said.
BBC
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