{"id":236587,"date":"2024-10-21T21:14:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T21:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/three-illegal-miners-remanded-in-police-custody\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T21:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T21:14:33","slug":"three-illegal-miners-remanded-in-police-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/21\/three-illegal-miners-remanded-in-police-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Illegal Miners Remanded In Police Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a significant breakthrough in illegal mining battle, the Koforidua Circuit Court B has remanded three persons into police custody for engaging in galamsey operations in the Birim River.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects, Gideon Gabor, 32, Agyemang Meshach, 24, and Boampong Livingston, 43, were arrested by the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners task force during a special operation aimed at ridding water bodies of illegal miners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charges and Denial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trio faces charges of conspiracy to commit crime and mining without a license, with their pleas not taken by the court presided over by Matilda Ribeiro.<\/p>\n<p>However, the suspects claim the prosecution\u2019s facts are untrue, stating they were arrested while returning from an errand and requesting bail.<br \/>The presiding judge has adjourned the case, tasking the prosecution to conclude investigations before the next court date on November 4, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Arrests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a separate incident, three Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians were arrested in Atiwa West Municipality for illegal mining activities, with their equipment confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>These arrests demonstrate the government\u2019s commitment to tackling the galamsey menace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a significant breakthrough in illegal mining battle, the Koforidua Circuit Court B has remanded three persons into police custody for engaging in galamsey operations in the Birim River. 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