{"id":218705,"date":"2024-09-18T09:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/18\/four-illegal-miners-arrested\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T09:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T09:05:53","slug":"four-illegal-miners-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/18\/four-illegal-miners-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Illegal Miners Arrested &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a bold move, the Forestry Commission has arrested four individuals for engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the Subri Forest Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects, aged between 23 and 40, were caught with five pump-action guns, 77 cartridges, and four excavators, which were subsequently destroyed to prevent further illegal operations.<\/p>\n<p>This crackdown is part of a larger effort to combat the devastating effects of galamsey, which has ravaged Ghana\u2019s forest reserves, contaminated water bodies, and degraded soil.<\/p>\n<p>The Forestry Commission\u2019s Rapid Response Team (RRT) has been leading the charge, with District Manager Theodore Banodyele vowing to protect the country\u2019s forest reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a bold move, the Forestry Commission has arrested four individuals for engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the Subri Forest Reserve. 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