{"id":353115,"date":"2017-09-13T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T12:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=353115"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:24:49","slug":"operation-vanguard-34-more-illegal-miners-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/operation-vanguard-34-more-illegal-miners-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Vanguard: 34 more illegal miners arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>34 illegal miners have been apprehended and arrested by government\u2019s anti-galamsey task-force, Operation Vanguard.<\/p>\n<p>The latest arrest brings to 328 the number of illegal miners arrested so far. The arrests were made in Western, Ashanti and Eastern Regions; the operational areas of the task-force.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;z3cCCxEmC5hplSHCgJszORv7OqzofAJ9&#8243;]Operation Vanguard is being undertaken by a task-force comprising a joint military and police of about 400 personnel, was sent to three regions \u2013 Ashanti, Eastern and Western, to flush out illegal miners in those areas.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Citi News&#8217; Kojo Agyeman, the Public Relations Officer of Operation Vanguard, Major Gariba Pabi said the task-force was\u00a0hoping to make more arrests in the coming days because of the leads provided community members.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the arrests, Major Pabi, said, &#8220;as at yesterday morning, we had made 328 arrests of illegal miners who are flouting the President&#8217;s directive against illegal mining. Our job is to ensure that Galamsey stops. 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