Illegal Gold Mining Equipment Seized in Jeli Raid

Illegal gold mining equipment seized in Jeli raid

JELI: Police and the Land and Mines Office have seized illegal gold mining equipment worth RM23,000 during a raid at Felcra Air Degong, in Jeli Tepi Sungai sub-district, Ayer Lanas. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Illegal mining crackdown intensifies, nine arrested

Police arrested nine suspected illegal miners during a strategic operation at Ha-Pasha, Limpopo. The suspects, aged between 22 and 44, also face charges for violating the Immigration Act.Illegal mining has become prevalent in the province. However, the Sekhukhune District’s Operation Vala Umgodi team is relentlessly committed to combating the practice. Intelligence-led officers identified the suspected illegal miners. The suspects are currently …

Court Jails Five For Mining Precious Stones Without Licence - Security News Alert

Justice Abdullahi M. Dan-Ige of the Federal High Court, sitting in Minna, Niger State has convicted and sentenced the quintet of Yusuf Amadu, Babila Sani, Ibrahim Umar, Ephraim Jonas Okoro and Saidu Mohammed to jail for illegal mining. They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on seperate one-count charge that bordered on illegal […] The post Court Jails Five For Mining Precious S…

Police Arrest Illegal Miners in Apramprama and Asumiya Forest Reserves

The Ghana Police Service has arrested several suspects engaged in illegal mining activities within the Apramprama and Asumiya Forest Reserves in the Western Region. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation carried out as part of renewed efforts by the Inspector General of Police to clamp down on illegal mining, also known as galamsey, which continues to threaten the country’s environment and water bodies. According to police sources, t…

Limpopo cops nab suspects for illegal mining and immigration

Police have arrested nine people in the Sekhukhune district in Limpopo for illegal mining and violations of the Immigration Act. Limpopo police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Masekela Magoro said the Sekhukhune district’s Operation Vala Umgodi team continues its relentless efforts to combat illegal mining activities through targeted enforcement actions. Magoro said on Tuesday, during a strategic follow-up operation conducted at Ha-Pasha, intell…