The Environmental Sanitation Taskforce of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has arrested 14 people for open defecation in drains, at the beaches and other public places in the metropolis.
They were slapped with a GH¢200 spot fine each after they were caught in the act.
Last Friday’s operation and arrests affected both male and female culprits who had taken to inappropriate places of convenience.
The exercise covered three different communities noted for such activities.
The 14 were arrested in Sekondi/Takoradi-Kokompe, Essaman and at Sekondi 3rd Street, a residential area.
According to the team, open defecation had become a norm among many coastal communities in the country, especially those living close to drainage systems and the beaches.
