The Ghana Police Service has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining activities in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve and along the Tano River of the Western Region, arresting ten more individuals suspected of engaging in galamsey.

The intelligence-led operation, conducted on Thursday, 18 April, also resulted in the seizure of 11 excavators and a bulldozer at the site, located along the banks of the Tano River. The machinery has since been transported across the river and placed in secure police custody.

This latest operation follows a similar raid on Wednesday, 17 April, during which police apprehended 26 suspects—including 18 Ghanaians and eight Chinese nationals—in the Subri Forest and along the Tano River.

These back-to-back operations highlight the growing urgency to combat illegal mining, which continues to pose a serious threat to Ghana’s water bodies, forests, and ecosystems.

The police’s decisive actions represent a commendable contribution to the broader national effort to restore and safeguard the environment, which remains under increasing pressure from galamsey-related activities.