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Illegal Logging & Mining
Timber theft and unlicensed extraction operations.
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Forestry Commission Arrests 12 Illegal Miners, Seizes 3 Excavators in South Formangso Reserve
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (423+ words) Ghana's Forestry Commission mounted a crackdown on illegal miners at the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region on 13 September 2026, arresting 12 suspected galamsey operators and seizing three excavators used to tear up protected forest land. Acting on intelligence from…...
Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 12, impounds three excavators in South Formangso Forest Reserve
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (424+ words) The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted on September 13, 2026, also resulted in the seizure of six water-pumping machines, while…...
Troops Intercept 5,000 Bags of Ilmenite Sand, Arrest Six Miners in Bayelsa
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (482+ words) Troops of Operation Delta Safe have arrested six suspected illegal miners and seized 5,000 bags of ilmenite sand in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa. Troops of the military’s Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have seized a massive haul of suspected…...
Troops seize 5,000 bags of ilmenite, arrest six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (157+ words) Troops of Operation Delta Safe have seized about 5,000 bags of suspected illegally mined ilmenite sand and arrested six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa State. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspects were arrested around 4:45 p.m. on September 13, 2026, when troops of…...
Two arrested as NSCDC busts illegal gold mining site in Abuja - P.M. News
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (411+ words) BREAKING: Hayden Panettiere died after taking pill laced with fentanyl Two suspects have been arrested over alleged illegal gold mining at a site in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the Mining Marshalls of the Nigerian…...
Ghana Forestry Commission: Arrests Illegal Miners in South Formangso | Briefly
14+ hour, 34+ min ago (103+ words) This incident signals heightened enforcement by the Ghana Forestry Commission against illegal mining activities, particularly within forest reserves. Lawyers advising clients in the mining sector or land development must ensure strict compliance with environmental and mining permits, especially in protected…...
Troops arrest six suspected illegal miners, seize 5,000 bags of ilmenite sand in Bayelsa
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (216+ words) Troops of the Joint Task Force South South, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have arrested six suspected illegal miners and intercepted a large wooden boat conveying about 5,000 bags of illegally mined ilmenite sand in Bayelsa State. The suspects were apprehended at…...
Anti-mining group members accused of confronting councilman at home
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (682+ words) The incident first came to light in a daily call log released by the police department and while neither the log nor Commander Manny Amado confirmed the incident involved Lytle, online records show Lytle lives on the street where officers…...
12 suspected illegal miners arrested in Ghana forest reserve
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (176+ words) According to MyJoyOnline, Ghana’s Forestry Commission arrested 12 people suspected of illegal mining in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region. During the operation on September 13, 2026, the commission also seized three excavators and six water pumps. Six Chanfang machines…...
Forestry Commission arrests 12 illegal miners, impounds three excavators in South Formangso Forest Reserve
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (424+ words) The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted on September 13, 2026, also resulted in the seizure of six water-pumping machines, while…...