15 Chinese Arrested in Galamsey Clampdown at Asuom, Dadieso

An operation by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat Task Force has led to the arrest of 15 Chinese illegal miners at Asuom in the Eastern Region and Dadieso in the Western North Region.

It was a simultaneous operation on December 6, 2025, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources reported on Sunday.

At Asuom in the KWAEBIBIREM District, it reported that some illegal miners were found on site mining along the NUKURU stream, which flows into the BIRIM River.

“The Taskforce arrested six (6) Chinese and one (1 ) Ghanaian illegal miners. The Taskforce also seized an excavator, vehicles and other equipment used by the illegal miners.”

The task force also destroyed several makeshift structures that had been erected.

At Dadieso, the NAIMOS task force currently operating in the Western and Western North Regions disrupted an illegal mining site at Dadieso in the Suaman District, in the Western North Region.

“The Taskforce encountered 9 Chinese galamseyers who have since been arrested. These Chinese illegal miners’ operations have severely polluted the Bia River.”

In addition, it said a number of Changfang machines, heavy-duty pumping machines and makeshift structures used by these illegal miners were destroyed beyond repair.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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