gold theft

The prosecutor in the teenage gold theft case has told the court that the police suspect a larger criminal syndicate with several possible accomplices involved in the crime. Chief Inspector Gilbert Abagna Anyongo, the prosecutor, therefore, appealed for more time to conduct further investigations into the case. He also stated that the police needed additional time to verify the true ages of the suspects. The Assin Fosu District Court, where the two appeared today, remanded them in juvenile cells to reappear on March 5, 2025. Alleged gold theft The two teenagers were arrested for allegedly stealing gold and GH¢41,000 from…

A 27-year-old small-scale miner who allegedly connived with his brother-in-law to steal gold worth GH¢30,000 from a gold-buying shop at Nsuaem has been sentenced to 18 months imprison­ment in hard labour by the Tarkwa District Magistrate Court I. Emmanuel Mensah, charged with conspiracy and stealing, pleaded guilty. Mensah’s accomplice, Adu Quaye, is, however, at large. Prosecuting, Sergeant Douglas Addae, narrated to the court presided over by Mr Charles Owusu Nsiah that the complainant, Severin Mouity, is a gold buyer and the accused live at Nsuaem, in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. He said the complainant owned a gold-buying shop, a few meters…