1,486 Illegal miners arrested, 443 excavators seized in 2025

December 3, 2025

A total of 1,486 persons have so far been arrested by security agencies in anti-galamsey operations in 2025.

The operations, which were carried out in illegal mining hotspots between January 7 and November 30, led to the seizure of 443 excavators and 11 bulldozers.

The Director of Communications of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia, who made this known to the Daily Graphic on Tuesday [Dec 2, 2025] said the operations also led to the seizure of 86 pump action guns, 31 motorbikes, 14 vehicles and 1,200 pumping machines.