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Seventy-five illegal moiners or galamsey operators were Monday dawn arrested at Konongo Odumase in the Asante Akim Central Municipality during a swoop conducted by members of Operation Vanguard.

The 3am swoop also yielded 120 grinding machines the miners use to mill the gold-bearing sand they dig during their operations.

The taskforce believe the exercise has been highly successful.

Konongo is a gold and manganese mining community located in the Ashanti region.