94 excavators seized, 237 arrested, majority foreigners—NAIMOS reveals

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has disclosed that it has seized 94 excavators and arrested 237 individuals, mostly foreigners, in its intensified nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities, known locally as "galamsey."


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