Three persons have been arrested in the Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region as the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) intensifies the fight against galamsey under Operation Green Shield, a military-backed initiative aimed at flushing out illegal miners and protecting the country’s threatened forest reserves. The operation, conducted on Tuesday October 27,2026 is […]
25 October 2026 – The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has signalled a major expansion of its enforcement strategy against illegal mining, with increased attention now being directed at persons and businesses that manufacture, fabricate, transport, store, supply or otherwise facilitate access to equipment used for illegal mining. The new approach became evident during […]
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has conducted a massive dawn operation at Osino in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, leading to the arrest of 36 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities. The operation, carried out on Saturday, November 8, 2025, forms part of intensified efforts by the government […]
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has demolished more than 300 makeshift structures and destroyed several equipment in a three-day operation along polluted water bodies in the Western Region. The crackdown, which began last Thursday and ended last Saturday, saw members of the NAIMOS task force work with Blue Water Guards to dismantle galamsey […]
