Government Sends 400-Man Police/Military Team To Enforce Ban On Illegal Mining
August 01 2017
The government in Ghana has deployed a major joint military and police task force to combat illegal mining, reports the Ghana News Agency.
The 400-strong force was deployed Monday to the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions as part of Operation Vanguard, said officials.
Team members underwent two weeks of training at the Bundase training camp.
Earlier this year, the government halted small-scale mining for six months and ordered all miners to be evaluated. Such illegal...
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