The Rapid Response Unit of the Forestry Commission has destroyed four excavators in an early dawn operation targeting galamsey sites in the Atiwa Range Forest today.
The excavation machines, which were being used for illegal mining activities, were destroyed during the operation by the Rapid Response Teams.
However, no arrests were made as the illegal miners had fled the scene before the team arrived.
In a statement, the Forestry Commission, under its new CEO, Dr. Hughes Brown, issued a strong warning to “forest wreckers,” emphasizing that the Commission will continue its efforts to rid the nation’s forest reserves of these criminal activities.
Dr. Brown expressed full support for the Rapid Response Unit, urging them to carry the fight against the criminal gangs operating within forest reserves and other protected areas.
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