In a quest to fight this activity, in May 2013, former President, John Mahama set up an inter-ministerial task force to roll out illegal small-scale miners where they were able to deport 4592 Chinese officials by mid-July 2013 but despite their efforts failed to entirely wipe out illegal mining activities. Similarly in August 2017, the task force arrested over 1370 miners including 247 Chinese officials with consequent arrest 33, 15, 7, 24 in April, June, August and September respectively.
Sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na yɛbɛtumi ako saa galamsey yi no, Kɔtɔnimaa, 2013 no manpanindada John Dramani tee asoeɛ asoeɛ agyinatukuo sɛ wɔmmɛyɛ nhyehyɛe mfa nko ntia galamsey adwuma a wɔnam so de Chinesefoɔ 4592 kɔɔ Ayɛwohummɔ bosome no mfinimfini wɔ 2013 no mu. Ne saa mu ara no, saa agyinatukuo yi kyeree amenamudwumafoɔ yi bɛyɛ 1370 a na emu 247 yɛ Chinesefoɔ a wɔsan kyee 33 wɔ Oforisuo mu, 15 wɔ Ayɛwohummɔ mu, 7 wɔ ɔsanaa mu ɛnna 24 wɔ ɛbɔ mu.