Members of the National Anti Illegal Mining Operations (NAIMOS) Taskforce on Monday, December 8, 2025, conducted raids on illegal mining sites at Subrisu in the Bekwai area of the Western North region.
During the operation, the troops arrested two (2) Chinese who were caught actively mining using two (2) excavators and other mining equipment.
The activities of the 2 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ and others had severely polluted the river Subri and other water bodies within the area, with several portions of the lands also badly degraded.
During the NAIMOS raids, several metallic gold trapping platforms used by the illegal miners were pulled down while three (3) heavy duty water pumping machines were destroyed to incapacitate the nefarious activities of the illegal miners.
The two suspects have since been conveyed to Accra and safely handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for necessary action to be taken.
Meanwhile, NAIMOS continues its nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities to restore sanity in the country’s mining sector.
NAIMOS arrests 9 Chinese, dismantles ‘galamsey’ networks along River Bia in Western North region
By Benjamin Aidoo
