Forestry Commission Burns 1,103 Changfan Machines in Anti-Galamsey Operations
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- Where
- Takoradiresolved to locality4.887, -1.752
- When
- Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-20
- Sourcing
- 1 reports1 outlet carrying it · independence not established
- How far this got
- localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.
Summary
The Forestry Commission has destroyed 1,103 Changfan dredging machines and 1,420 pumping machines in operations to flush out illegal miners from seven forest reserves in the Western Region. The operations, conducted between January and September 2026, also resulted in the arrest of 159 suspected illegal miners, with 36 cases currently before the courts. The Western Regional Manager of the Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompem, disclosed this during a media briefing on the commission’s efforts to protect forest reserves from illegal mining and other destructive human activities in Takoradi. The commission also immobilised three excavators and destroyed 387 temporary structures used by illegal miners. Illegal mining remains the biggest threat to forest reserves in the region, with activities affecting seven of the 19 reserves. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has also destroyed 92 changfan machines in the Western North Region, significantly disrupting the activities of illegal miners operating along the affected stretch of the river.
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What remains unresolved
- named facility unresolved
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- thechronicle.com.gh
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