A joint operation by the Rapid Response and District Monitoring Teams of the Forestry Commission (FC) in the Enchi Forest District has led to the arrest of 12 illegal miners and the seizure of an excavator and two gold detector machines in the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve of the Western Region.
The operation carried out on March 11, 2025, targeted Compartments 17 and 63 of the forest reserve, which has been under intense illegal mining activities in recent times.
Among the arrested individuals were three Chinese nationals, identified as: Cheng Yung, 48 Yangedon, 40 Lengtar, 45.
They were allegedly using an excavator for illegal mining, commonly referred to as "galamsey", in Compartment 17 of the reserve.
