NAIMOS targets suppliers of equipment used in illegal mining in Aowin and Enchi

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has announced plans to target individuals and businesses manufacturing or selling equipment used in illegal mining as part of efforts to curb galamsey in Aowin and Enchi in the Western North Region. Director of Operations at NAIMOS, Colonel S. K. Appiah, said the taskforce would focus on the supply chain supporting illegal mining activities in addition to enforcement against operators. Speaking during a tour of the taskforce’s operations in the area, he said the objective was to enforce the law and halt the destruction of the environment without unnecessarily undermining legitimate livelihoods. “We are not here to destroy livelihoods, but to enforce the law,” he said.