Illegal mining at Potrase in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region, poses a severe threat to the Densu River, a crucial water source. The river's rising turbidity levels now endanger potable water supplies for three million Ghanaians, heightening food insecurity in the process. At Potrase, illegal mining activities are relentlessly stripping away the earth's cover and watershed. Buffer zones are ignored, and the river's path is being destroyed with impunity. The once-revered Densu River is now heavily polluted, with turbidity levels soaring above 200 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU).