The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested six persons in connection with the missing excavators seized from illegal miners (galamseyers) in the country.

The suspects include the suspended Central Regional Vice-Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Horace Ekow Ewusie.

The other five are: Frederick Ewusi, Joel Asamoah, Adam Haruna, Frank Gyan and John Arhin.

Ekow Ewusi, Frederick Ewusi and Joel Asamoah have been cautioned on the offence of stealing whilst Adnan Haruna, Frank Gyan and John Arhin have been cautioned on the offence of abetment of stealing.

The Police in a statement said the suspects were arrested on Monday, 3 February 2020, at Abelemkpe in Accra.