The BBC's Sammy Darko in the capital, Accra, says illegal miners also
mine in the forest leaving behind huge holes and cutting down trees.
The holes collect with water and chemicals like mercury used to sieve through the mud for gold drain into rivers.
Our reporter says officers set fire to the illegal miners' equipment during the raid near the mining town of Dunkwa-on-Offin.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24746490
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