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About 50 illegal miners were arrested by Operation Vanguard, the team responsible for putting an end to the activities of illegal miners in the country.
The arrests occurred in two separate operations in the western and eastern regions during the past week.
Arrested people include; Chinese, Guinean and Burkinabe nationals.
While the premises were handed over to the police for possible prosecution, foreign nationals as well as confiscated excavators were handed over to the Interministerial Committee on Illegal Mining for action to be taken.
The Vanguard team, however, lamented the support of some local residents for housing illegal miners, which it says is hampering its operations.
Another action in the central region led to the destruction of ninety-four changfan machines used for mining.
-Citinewsroom
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