Illegal mining Task Force seizes 8 pump action guns from Kingsperp Mining
A section of the excavators at the GHEL premises
The Environmental Sustainability Taskforce instituted by the Inter Ministerial Committee on illegal mining (IMCIM) by the previous administration last Monday strayed into parts of the Ashanti region and confiscated 10 excavators, in what is suspected to an illegal operation under the pretext of saving the forests from illegal miners.
The Taskforce was officially bound for parts of the Western region but managed to invade the concession of the Kingsperp Mining Limited in an unauthorised operation.
The Taskforce, which arrived at the mining site in a vehicle with registration number CR 1199-18, belonging to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and also a mini bus, seized 10 excavators including CAT 349EL, CAT 345DL, CAT 336DL, CAT 330DL, SANY 365, SANY 335, SANY 335, LIUGONG 936, LIUGONG 936 and LIUGONG 936.