The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAiMOS) has intensified the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) in the Western and Western North Regions.

A task force from NAiMOS recently stormed several illegal mining sites at Hiawa in the Amenfi Central District of the two Western Regions.

The task force destroyed assorted illegal mining equipment, including makeshift structures, water pumping machines, and wooden gold washing platforms, among others.

The task force has intensified its anti-galamsey crackdown in areas currently reoccupied by illegal miners, causing severe havoc to water bodies, forests, and farmlands in complete disregard of all environmental laws and regulatory oversight.