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In a coordinated effort between the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission and Rapid Response Teams from four other forest districts, a three-day operation culminated in the apprehension of ten individuals. These individuals, consisting of seven Ghanaian nationals and three Chinese nationals, were …

Five individuals engaged in unauthorized mining in the Ankobra River have received a collective 125-year hard labor imprisonment sentence. Initially, they denied charges of conspiracy and illegal small-scale mining. Judge Hathia Ama Manu found all five guilty after legal proceedings. They received a five-year prison term for the first charge …