In a dawn operation sanctioned by the Western Regional Security Council, a joint security task force has seized seven excavators, 18 water pumping machines and a pump-action gun from illegal miners operating in the Neung South Forest Reserve in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality.
The operation, which was intelligence-led and meticulously planned, was spearheaded by Brigadier General Musah Whajah (Rtd), Western Regional National Security Liaison Officer.