6 Chinese illegal miners remanded
The court is holding the illegal miners on six counts of possession of firearms without lawful excuse
Jonas Danquah 
Six Chinese have been remanded by the Kaneshie District Court for allegedly engaging in illegal mining, locally known as ‘galamsey’, at Asankragua, in the Western Region.
The pleas of suspects - Chen Guibin, Yao Zencan, Lu Xiaobin, Cheng Chunroung and Xue Lianhua - were not taken by the court.
They are also being held over six counts of possession of firearms without lawful excuse and are expected to reappear on June 1.
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The police during the arrest found six pump action guns, GH₵1,292,180.00, substances suspected to be gold dust,suspected gold bar, liquid suspected to be mercury and substance believed to be narcotics.
The court, presided over by Ms Rosemond D. Agyiri, turned down a bail application by defence counsel, Mr Baba Jamal, saying the court did not have jurisdiction to grant bail.
The court heard that the police arrested the suspects at Resort Holyday Hotel, and Xin Di Hotel, following a tip-off that the Chinese,armed with weapons, were illegally mining at Asankragua.
Prosecution said the Chinese also purchased and armed their employees with guns, to protect their unlawful activities.
