The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have launched a series of precise anti-galamsey operations across the country, leading to the seizure of excavators and the destruction of makeshift mining camps in several forest reserves and protected zones.

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Described as “surgical” in nature, the operations were designed to target illegal mining activities with minimal collateral damage, forming part of a broader national agenda to safeguard natural resources, particularly forests and water bodies.

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Military units from the Northern, Central, and Southern Commands undertook coordinated actions to disrupt galamsey activities in key hotspots simultaneously.

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Troops under the Northern Command focused their efforts in Bole and the Black Volta Basin, areas that have recently seen increased illegal mining activity.

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In the Central Command zone, attention was directed at the Nkawie and Mankranso Forest Reserves, where multiple illegal sites were discovered and dismantled.

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Meanwhile, the Southern Command conducted raids within the Jerusalem enclave and the Subri Forest Reserve, where similar illegal operations had been thriving.

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The exercise led to the confiscation of several excavators and mining-related equipment. In addition, structures erected by illegal miners were pulled down, as part of efforts to deter further encroachment on protected lands.

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