The Chinese nationals and their three Ghanaian accomplices allegedly illegally mining at Denkyira, a village near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region were again remanded in police custody when they reappeared in court yesterday.
The Prosecutor, Superintendent Kofi Blagogee prayed the court to remand the suspects for the second time as the prosecution awaits Attorney General's advice on the appropriate charges for the suspects for trial to begin.
But the defence counsel pleaded that the suspects be granted bail. However, the Presiding Judge, Her Honour, Mercy Kotei refused to grant bail to the suspects. The Judge asked the defence to officially file the bail application for the next adjourned date, which is April 18, 2017.
The suspects are part of 12 Chinese nationals arrested together with some Ghanaian illegal miners in eh Eastern Region during separate operations.
The latest arrest took place on Saturday, when the police arrested four Chinese illegal miners at Akyem Topreman in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region. The suspects are yet to appear before court.
The police confiscated items such as a box of 223 cartridge ammunition's, four pump action guns and a locally made single-barreled gun.
Also, the police impounded 10 excavators and two operations.
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