56 illegal miners (galamseyers) have been arrested at Kadadwen in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region.
A joint taskforce of the Second Infantry Battalion, the Police, and the Western Naval Command put together by the Western Regional Security Council made the bust on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
The taskforce swooped in across seven galamsey sites, arresting 47 men and 9 females in varies pits mining illegally.
They arrested individuals have since been handed over to the Western Regional Police Command for processing
After completing the Tarkwa-Nsuaem raid, the joint forces proceeded to the Ahanta West Municipality and the Mpohor District for another clampdown.
Upon the arrival of the joint forces, the galamseyers fled, abandoning their equipment and leaving behind devastating pits. As a result, the forces seized various items, including three motorbikes, nine pumping machines, and three excavators, while also burning 25 Changfang machines.
The illegal miners were caught operating within the Norpalm oil plantation and Ghana Rubber Company Ltd areas in the Ahanta West Municipality and the Mpohor District.
The joint operation targeting illegal mining and environmental destruction was led by Western Regional National Security Liaison Officer Brigadier General Musa Whajah.
Brigadier General Musa Whajah indicated that the operation against illegal mining and the devastation of the environment forms part of President Mahama’s anti-galamsey fight.
