15 arrested, 6 trucks impounded over sand winning activities on Kumasi-Accra Expressway

Fifteen people have been arrested over their alleged involvement in sand winning activities along the Kumasi–Accra Expressway project in the Ashanti Region.

The suspects, all males, were arrested on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, during a National Security operation in the Sewua–Donyina–Appiadu enclave.

Six vehicles, including trucks and a wheel loader, were also impounded during the swoop as authorities moved against the alleged activities along the expressway project.

An Assistant Liaison Officer, Ivan Bilson Yeboah, said the suspects had been transported to the National Security headquarters in Accra for custody and further investigations.

The arrests form part of efforts to address the alleged sandwinning activities in the area, although further details about the operation and the suspects’ alleged roles have not yet been disclosed.