Mr Dickson Kyere Duah, the Member of Parliament for Berekum West Constituency in the Bono Region, has warned that the law will deal harshly with illegal miners attempting to operate in the area.
He asked the illegal miners to move away all their mining equipment and machines from a galamsey site at Benkasa in the constituency in their own interest.
Mr Duah gave the warning in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after a joint inspection team, comprising some members of the Berekum West District Security Committee (DISEC), traditional authorities and MPs visited the site to assess the operations of miners.
Led by Osabarima Kyere Yeboah Darteh, the Chief of Nsapor, and Acting President of the Berekum Traditional Council, their visit followed alleged galamsey activities in the constituency.
During the visit to the site, the team discovered various mining equipment and machines including two excavators, water pumps, and tents as well as a nearly completed borehole facility.
Mr Duah said he was shocked about the preparation being made by the illegal miners to commence their destructive activities, warning that stakeholders had intensified monitoring and would arrest and prosecute any illegal miner in the area.
Mr Simon Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the MP for Berekum East constituency, also told the GNA that security operatives had also intensified surveillance in the area.
He said the government remained committed to curb illegal mining activities in the country and called for stakeholders’ support.
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