A press release signed by the Director of Public Relations of the GAF, Naval Captain Michael Addo Larbi on Wednesday the 9th of November 2022 indicated that his team has made significant in the fight against illegal mining.
The press statement reads as follows;
“Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces deployed in the fight against illegal mining in forest reserves and river bodies have made significant gains following the relaunch of Operation Halt Il on Tuesday 11 October 2022.
Within this period ending Monday 31 October 2022, the Operation Halt II teams seized 30 excavators, destroyed four (4) and Immobilised four (4) others on site.
During the series of operations within a three–week period, the teams destroyed 103 Changfan machines, nine (9) water pumping machines, five (5) gencrator sets, two (2) fuel storage tanks and other improvised mining equipment and structures.
Additionally, the Operation Halt II teanis seized six (6) motorbikes and one (1) motor king tricycle. The operations were conducted at Kade, Oloase. Oda, and Pra Anom along the banks of Rivers Birim and Pra in the Southern Command Area of Operational Responsibility.
In the Central Command Area of Operational Responsibility, the operations were conducted at Yawkrom, Agroyesum and Takorase along the River Offin.
Following these successful operations, there has been a gradual improvement in the turbidity of these Rivers. In respect of arrests, al Banda Nkwanta in the Northern Command Area of Operational Responsibility, the Operation Halt II team arrested eight (8) suspected illegal miners and lunded them over to the Banda Nkwanta District Police Station.
The Cluna Armed Forces once again wishes to assure the general public of its commitment to the light against illegal mining on our river bodies and in the forest reserves.”
