Juaso (Ash), March 13, - Five illegal miners caught engaging in
alluvial mining on the Anum River at Peminase, near Konongo have been remanded
into prison custody by the Juaso Circuit Court.
They are Abukari Nelson, Gilbert
Quacoo, Kwaku George, Owusu Kofi Bright and Francis Ofori.
They all pleaded not guilty and
would make their next appearance in court on March 22.
Police Superintendent Julius
Kpebbeson, prosecuting, told the court presided over by Mr. Yusif Asibey, that
complainants were police officers stationed at Konongo.
He said on March 3, at 1730 hours
the complainants received information that some people we're mining on the Anum
River at Peminase and proceeded to the scene.
The complainants who double as
co-opted members of the Municipal Committee on Illegal Mining, arrested the
accused persons upon reaching the scene where two excavators were also found.
They were taken to the station
where they gave their statements and subsequently arraigned.
GNA
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