Twelve accused persons standing trial for 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.
Ten (10) of the accused persons were arrested at a palm plantation, while two (2) 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.
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, Robert Mensah.
Four (4) water pumping machines, one (1) tricycle with registration number M-20-WR 1045, and two (2) motorbikes were retrieved from the sites.
All twelve accused persons admitted to the offence during police interrogations.
They were subsequently put before the Takoradi Harbour Area Circuit Court ‘A’, and were remanded into prison custody at Sekondi to reappear on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
