13 remanded as anti-galamsey operation nets 20 suspects in Cape Three Points Forest Reserve

The Western Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Nana Bosompim, expressed confidence that the sustained 28-day operation would significantly curb illegal mining activities within the reserve and help restore the integrity of one of Ghana’s most ecologically important forests.

The Takoradi Harbour Circuit Court has remanded 13 suspected illegal miners into prison custody for two weeks following their arrest during an ongoing anti-galamsey operation in the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Western Region.

The operation, which began on July 26, is aimed at reclaiming the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve from illegal miners who have invaded sections of the protected ecosystem.