The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and National Security have impounded nine excavators in an anti-illegal mining operation at the Airport Community in the Obuasi Municipality. The excavators were seized by the joint security team acting on the directives of REGSEC as part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the area. However, the illegal miners later replaced the removed parts and returned the machines to resume operation. “We are here today to come and see how degraded the land near the Obuasi Airport has been. Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, said the Assembly is working closely with the security agencies to intensify the fight against illegal mining.