Courts
Court grants OSP bid for secret testimony in Charles Bissue galamsey trial
Sitting at the Criminal Division, Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay on Tuesday upheld an application for the OSP’s key witness to give evidence in camera.
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Crime
NAIMOS arrests 7 in midnight 'anti-galamsey' raid
The operation, carried out at about 01:20 GMT on Saturday, 6 December, targeted an active galamsey site concealed in a palm plantation along a stream known locally as Nukuru.
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Courts
State to call four witnesses in Chairman Wontumi’s illegal mining case
Wontumi is standing trial alongside Akonta Mining Company Limited and one of its directors, Kwame Antwi, who is currently on the run.
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Court restricts Asutifi North MP’s movement over galamsey clash probe
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, ordered the legislator not to leave the Greater Accra Region without notifying investigators.
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Crime
Illegal mining raid: 10 Chinese nationals arrested, cache of guns seized in Ashanti Region
The intelligence-driven raid, which took place on Friday, 24 October between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., involved a 55-member taskforce using six pickup trucks and two sprinter buses.
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Twelve remanded over illegal mining that damaged Takoradi–Nsuta rail line
The accused persons — Lari Kwaku (30), Ali Asumah (33), Yindari Mombe (19), Dennis Adom (29), Alex Kofi Acquah (27), Jonathan Agandor (30), Lambing Noyisi (38), Isaac Arhin (33), Nurudeen Kwabena (22), Kwame Simo (27), Jude Azum (20), and C...
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Crime
Dormaahene spearheads anti-galamsey raid, three suspects arrested
The Dormaahene, together with the Dormaa Anti-Galamsey Task Force and a contingent of chiefs from the Dormaa Traditional Council, descended on identified illegal mining zones in Dormaa-Akwamu, Akontanim, and Kobedi.
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Police seize two excavators in illegal mining raid at Dwendwenase
The 37-member team, led by ASP Bawah Abdul Jalil, stormed the reserve and confirmed that illegal mining activities were ongoing.
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Police Arrest ‘Sir Obama Pokuase’ over illegal arms display
Mr. Adomako was picked up on Wednesday, August 13, over his alleged role in circulating images and videos showing individuals openly displaying high-grade, illegally acquired firearms.
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Crime
House of Chiefs president blames some chiefs, politicians for galamsey surge
President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has called on national security to arrest both politicians and chiefs involved in galamsey.
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Gov’t seizes over 400 excavators in galamsey crackdown-Minister
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series press briefing at the Jubilee House, Mr Buah revealed that the Forestry Commission had confiscated a wide array of equipment used in illegal mining operations.
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General
FDA seizes illegal tobacco products in Accra
The operation, conducted with the support of police personnel, targeted six facilities, four of which were actively inspected while the remaining two were found closed at the time.
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Crime
Over 200 arrested,99 excavators retrieved in nationwide crackdown on illegal mining – Ghana Police
The arrests followed a series of coordinated raids across key mining-affected regions, with a major anti-galamsey operation taking place in Samreboi and surrounding communities along the Tano River in the Western Region.
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Courts
Seven remanded over illegal mining operation in Wassa Dunkwa
The accused—Douglas Bediako, Samuel Tanor (alias Ameyaw), Richard Yaw Sey, Justin Akyirbri, Shon Vitus, Akembasiya James, and Gideon Asordina—are facing charges of conspiracy and illegal mining without ministerial authorization.
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Crime
IGP shakes up police leadership in Galamsey hotspots to bolster crackdown
This shake-up, aimed at reinvigorating law enforcement efforts in illegal mining zones, targets strategic police divisions in the Western, Ashanti, and Eastern Regions. Among the key areas affected are Takoradi, Asankragwa, Tarkwa, Nkawie,...
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Galamsey: Deporting, burning, rule of law-Ace Anan Ankomah writes
Section 99 of the MMA imposes two conditions precedent to deportation: the individual must (i) be convicted by a court for undertaking an illegal mining operation, and (ii) serve ‘the full sentence.’
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Eastern region security taskforce arrests 8 in fresh crackdown on illegal mining
The operation, conducted on Friday, involved a joint team of police officers from the Eastern Regional Command and military personnel from the Southern Command.
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Courts
Three bailed for illegal mining on Asanko Gold Concession
The accused — Fatawu Seidu, a 35-year-old mechanic; Solomon Osei, a 40-year-old barber; and 19-year-old unemployed Simon Awindawu — all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Crime
Ghana adopts new policy: Foreign criminals to be deported, not prosecuted-Interior Minister
During an official visit to the Ashanti Regional Police Command in Kumasi on Friday, April 4, 2025, the minister highlighted the government's concern over the environmental and cyber threats posed by foreign offenders. He cited illegal mini...
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Business
Government halts Community Mining Scheme over Galamsey concerns-Minister
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, announced the suspension during a press engagement in Accra.
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