Ghana: Illegal miners smuggled $7bn worth of gold in 2016

He said DCEs should be made to sign key performance indicators, including the protection of the environment and punishment of those who should have acted but failed to do so.

He expressed surprise at the fact that the law made DCEs the heads of district security committees and district mining committees but they had allowed wanton destruction of the environment to continue in their areas of jurisdiction.
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