Armed soldiers remove 15 seized excavators from Enchi Assembly despite court injunction

Fifteen excavators that had been impounded as exhibits in an ongoing illegal mining case were on Friday, July 10, removed from the premises of the Enchi District Assembly by armed military personnel in an operation that has raised fresh questions about the enforcement of court orders relating to anti-galamsey activities.

The heavy equipment formed part of 35 excavators confiscated during an anti-illegal mining operation in May 2025 when security agencies clamped down on unauthorised mining activities inside the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Western North Region.

However, on Friday, armed military personnel reportedly entered the Enchi District Assembly compound and removed 15 of the impounded excavators, notwithstanding the pending court process.