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Twelve people, accused of engaging in illegal mining activities at Tumetu near Princess Town in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, have been remanded into prison custody.
The accused persons are; Lord Yankey, Caleb Adu Kwaw, Stephen Agyei, Ebenezer Barnes, Mathew Somagevi, Paa Grant, Bashiru Kaviru, Joseph Borney, Aminu Issah, Kofi Sogah, Albert Normah, and Robert Mensah.
They were remanded into prison custody at Sekondi to return on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
Police said 10 of the accused persons were arrested at a palm plantation.
The two others were arrested at the Elluabo Chavene Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) plantation, in a coordinated police intelligence-led operation within the Ahanta West Municipality.
Four water pumping machines, one tricycle with registration number M-20-WR 1045 and two motorbikes were retrieved from the sites.
The court heard that all twelve accused persons admitted to the offence during police interrogations.
They were subsequently put before the Takoradi Harbour Area Circuit Court ‘A’.
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