The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut down five Chinese-owned warehouses at Anwia Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stocking and fabricating changfan machines used for illegal mining. EPA CEO, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, said the operation is part of efforts to enforce the nationwide ban on changfan machines, which cause severe environmental damage. She warned that all noncompliant entities will face prosecution as similar clampdowns continue across galamsey-prone areas.