"Government taskforce arrests 7 illegal Chinese miners; seizes 10 excavators" 12 January 2021

Government’s Environmental Sustainability taskforce has arrested seven Chinese Nationals and seized 10 excavators as it moves to save forests invaded by illegal miners in the Western region.

The initiative is part of government’s effort to save the country’s environment and water bodies which have been affected by illegal mining activities.

The invasion comes after the taskforce got information that the illegal Chinese miners destroying the forest had no permits.

The illegal miners are said to have invaded the forest destroying natural resources spanning about ten football fields. [...]