EPA-SL Cracks Down on Illegal Riverbed Mining Along Rokel River During Dam Maintenance

The Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone has launched enforcement actions against illegal mining activities along sections of the Rokel River following the circulation of a viral video showing local miners operating on the exposed riverbed during the temporary closure of the weirs for maintenance.

During the operation, several mining-related water pumps were destroyed, while an excavator operator was arrested and later handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department at the Mena Police Station in Makeni for further investigation.