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Forestry Commission arrests 12 illegal miners in Atewa Forest
The Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response Unit (RRU) has arrested 12 persons suspected of engaging in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region.
The Commission said the operation was conducted successfully without casualties and described the arrests and seizure of equipment as a deterrent to illegal mining activities within forest reserves.
The Forestry Commission has vowed to sustain its operations to flush out illegal miners who continue to invade forest reserves.
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