The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it has recorded major gains this week in its crackdown on illegal mining, following joint operations conducted by the Blue Water Guards and the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS).
In a statement, the ministry revealed that the two task forces confiscated more than 12 excavators and several changfan machines, mainly in the Eastern and Western Regions, where illegal mining activities were discovered in water bodies and forest reserves.
Briefing the media on Friday, October 17, the Ministry’s Director of Communications, Ama Mawusi, reaffirmed the government’s determination to end illegal mining nationwide.
“For excavators, we got about 12 of them, we picked about 5 motorbikes, 4 excavator batteries, some computer monitors, 2 heavy-duty water pumps, several fuel drums, and multiple makeshift structures.
“Others include: 24 pumping machines, 20 changfans, other tools, a couple of which were all found and destroyed. Basically, this is the activity the team undertook in the course of the week,” she said.
Source : Adomonline