About one hundred illegal miners including some foreigners have been arrested in a nationwide operation to clamp down on galamsey activities.
The operation being undertaken by the Forestry Commission and national security is costing over GHS70,000.
Excavators, generators and other equipment belonging to the illegal miners have been seized and burnt.
Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Samuel Afari-Dartey told Joy News the suspects will be prosecuted.
He said the suspects were arrested in Tarkwa and the Atiwa Forest Reserve, adding there will be a third of such arrest in another area.
Afari-Dartey said the action will be replicated nationwide especially in areas where galamsey operation is endemic.
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