General News of Wednesday, 11 April 2018Source: www.ghanaweb.comGalamsey taskforce extorting GHC6,000 - GHC10, 000 from illegal miners - Ken AgyapongMP, Assin Central, Kennedy AgyapongMember of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has alleged that members of the anti-galamsey taskforce, Operation Vanguard, assigned by government specifically to tackle issues related to illegal mining in various parts of the country are extorting monies from illegal miners in some of communities where ‘galamsey’ is ongoing. “Operation Vanguard is now taking monies from the galamsey operators and they allow them to go into the forest to mine. “They should sack or dissolve the operation vanguard task force. Operation Vanguard was launched by President Akufo-Addo in July 2017 after an intense media campaign to put pressure on government to curb activities of small-scale illegal miners whose ‘galamsey’ activities are posing serious threats to the environment and the country’s waterbodies. The task force was formed by the government of Ghana to help enforce the ban on all illegal mining in the country.

Source: GhanaWeb April 11, 2018 04:07 UTC