Tag: Galamsey
13 excavators seized, Chinese national and others arrested in A/R
A dawn operation by the Ashanti Region Anti-Galamsey Taskforce has led to the seizure of thirteen excavators and some arrests in illegal mining sites [...]
Galamsey: 21 more arrested in Samreboi Forest raid as operation enters day 4
The ongoing joint police and security operation targeting illegal mining activities in forest reserves near Samreboi in the Western Region has led to [...]
Police arrest 11 illegal miners along Bonsa River
The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested eleven individuals, including four Chinese nationals and seven Ghanaians, for engaging in ill [...]
IGP declares war on galamsey
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has taken a daring step by declaring war on offenses associated with illegal mining, popular [...]
NDC officials caught in massive galamsey operation
In a dramatic turn of events, a government advisory team tasked with combating illegal mining, also known as galamsey, faced off against National Demo [...]
U/E: 66 galamseyers arrested in joint operation at Tilli forest reserve
About 66 illegal miners have been arrested by a joint military and police operation at the Tilli forest in the Upper East Region.
The operation [...]
Police raid galamsey site; grab Chinese operators
In a significant breakthrough in the fight against illegal mining operations in Ghana, the Western Regional Police Command has raided an illegal minin [...]
Birim river: Changfans, water pumps destroyed on first day of military operation against galamsey
A total of 18 changfang machines which were being used for illegal gold mining were destroyed on the first day of the renewed military operation dubbe [...]
Galamseyer who threatened to kill, rob Akufo-Addo’s daughter in a highway operation apologises
A self-proclaimed galamseyer who went viral after threatening to rob President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his daughter and others on the highway has [...]
Konongo: Power outages loom as illegal miners invade GRIDCo site
Illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is posing a severe threat to power supply in parts of the Ashanti and Eastern Regions, specifically in Konongo [...]