The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), in collaboration with the Ghana Army and Ghana Police Service, has arrested 10 suspected illegal miners at Kpali, near Gbinyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region.
The suspects comprise three Chinese nationals and seven Ghanaians.
The joint operation, conducted between August 25 and 27, 2026, followed a reconnaissance mission that confirmed reports of illegal mining activities in the area.
Security personnel seized two excavators, three excavator monitors, a Toyota Hilux, a fuel bowser, and other mining equipment.
Three firearms and 25 rounds of live ammunition were also recovered during the operation.
NAIMOS said the team found extensive environmental degradation at the mining site and dismantled 15 makeshift structures to prevent the immediate resumption of illegal activities.
A generator used at the site was also destroyed.
The arrested suspects and the exhibits have been handed over to the Savannah Regional Police Command in Damongo for further investigation and possible prosecution.
The seized heavy equipment has meanwhile been secured at designated holding sites.
NAIMOS said the operation forms part of ongoing efforts to tackle illegal mining and protect water bodies and the environment from further degradation.
