NAIMOS disables six excavators and seizes firearms in anti-galamsey raid at Ahwiren

on July 17, 2026, targeted a mining site situated along the headwaters of the Subin River, where illegal mining activities were taking place on approximately 20 acres of farmland.

The latest operation forms part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to intensify the fight against illegal mining, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas and around major water bodies, as government seeks to curb the destruction of forests, farmlands and river systems across the country.

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has dismantled an illegal mining (galamsey) operation at Ahwiren in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region, disabling six excavators, destroying pumping equipment and recovering firearms during an intelligence-led operation.