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Justice Kofi Boakye-Appiah, has expressed deep concern over the widespread impact of illegal mining widely known as galamsey in Ghana.

According to him, the devastating consequences affect everyone, adding that most often lives of people are not thought about when engaging in the canker.

Read also: Galamsey Menace: Mercury can remain in water for 1,000 years - Environmentalist cautions He added that the menace would eventually lead to the deaths of people citing a publication by Forensic Pathologist, Prof Paul Poku Sampene Ossei on abnormal birth due to the heavy metals used for the galamsey.