NAIMOS Arrests Two Chinese Nationals for Illegal Mining in Tano Anwia Forest Reserve

NAIMOS, Blue Water Guards in major galamsey offensive — Foreign financiers, river destroyers crushed

By: Felix Cofie The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has unleashed a powerful series of coordinated operations across the Western and Western North Regions, striking a major blow against illegal mining syndicates, foreign sponsors, and river destroyers. The sweeping actions — executed between October 5 and 9, 2025 — mark one of the most comprehensive anti-galamsey offensives in recent months, reclaiming rivers, forest…

Two Chinese busted for Illegal Mining in Tano Anwia Forest Reserve

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has arrested two Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining within the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Jomoro area of the Western North Region. The arrests were made during an intelligence-led operation conducted on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. According to NAIMOS, the Task Force initially faced resistance from some forest guards who denied them access to the area.…

Jomoro Chief Refutes Illegal Mining Allegations, Insists on Lawful Operations

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/jomoro-chief-refutes-illegal-mining-allegations-insists-on-lawful-operations/The Divisional Chief of Jomoro and Chief Executive Officer of Jomoro Mining Group Ltd., Nana Kwame Nkansah II, has dismissed media reports linking him to illegal mining activities following an operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task…

NAIMOS arrests two Chinese nationals for illegal mining in Tano Anwia Forest Reserve

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force has arrested two Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Jomoro area of the Western North Region. The arrest took place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, during a special operation by the task force to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the area. According to NAIMOS, several items were sei…

NAIMOS cracks down on illegal mining in Tano Anwia forest reserve, Chinese nationals arrested

The NAIMOS task force has arrested two Chinese nationals for engaging in illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in Ghana’s Western North Region.

NAIMOS Busts Chinese Nationals Involved in Galamsey in the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve

On Wednesday, 8th October, 2025, The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force arrested two Chinese nationals engaging in illegal mining activities in the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Jomoro area of the Western North Region. Items seized/destroyed include: A Toyota Land Cruiser V8 with registration number GR 442-14. Four excavators Two heavy water pumping machines. 12 makeshift structures were destroyed. The re…