gold theft

Chinese Mining Company In Ghana Loses $900,000 In Massive Gold Theft – Report

Chinese Mining Company In Ghana Loses $900,000 In Massive Gold Theft – Report

A Chinese mining company has revealed that it lost 12kg (26lbs) of gold – worth US$900,000 – in an armed robbery in Ghana earlier this year. Shenzhen-listed gold mining firm Beijing Xiaocheng Technology Stock Co disclosed in its half-year financial report released on Wednesday that “five to six” suspects had been arrested and detained at a police station in Ghana. Security agencies in the West African nation were “still searching for the whereabouts of the gold”, according to the company. Africa has been a major investment destination for Chinese companies seeking minerals and resources overseas, but there are growing concerns…
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Miner, Brother-In-Law Steal Gold Worth GH¢30,000

Miner, Brother-In-Law Steal Gold Worth GH¢30,000

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…
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