The Ashanti Regional Anti-Galamsey Taskforce has seized six excavators and arrested three foreign nationals— a Chinese, an Indian, and a Burkinabe— for illegal mining along River Anum in the Bosome Freho District.
The operation, led by the Regional Security Council, is part of efforts to protect water bodies and farmlands from destruction. Security personnel, with drone support from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), tracked the illegal miners and their equipment.
Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Captain (Retired) John Jabari, said some excavators could not be moved as their control boards had been removed.
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He also hinted at a crackdown on suppliers of mining equipment.
Local farmers have raised concerns over polluted water and lost farmlands, urging authorities to sustain the fight against illegal mining.
Source: Joynews