Ghana news briefing
10 arrested in illegal mining operations at Kpali
Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested during a joint operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), the Ghana Army’s Northern Command and the Ghana Police Service at Kpali, near Gbinyiri, in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region.
The Secretariat said it would continue working with the Ghana Armed Forces, Police Service and other relevant institutions to disrupt illegal mining activities in the Savannah Region.
The operation, conducted between August 25 and 27, 2026, followed a reconnaissance exercise on August 19 that confirmed reports of illegal mining activities in the area.
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