In a bid to enhance legal action against illegal mining President Akufo-Addo has directed the Attorney General to work with the Chief Justice to "increase the number of courts handling cases related to illegal mining".
The president stated that four dedicated courts had already been established to enhance the legal actions against galamsey.
Regarding other steps to fight the illicit small-scale mining trade, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also directed the Minister for Defence to deploy additional military forces to intensify the ongoing operation halt which aims to curb illegal mining activities.
The President also directed the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend with immediate effect the enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves.