A 29-year-old illegal miner, Ebenezer Asante, who escaped from the Tarkwa Local Prison, has been fined GH¢1,200.00 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. In default, he will serve one year in prison. Asante, a resident of New Atuabo in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody and causing damage. The court, presided over by Hathia Ama Manu, ordered him to sign a bond to be of good behavior for six months, failure of which he would serve an additional two years of jail term. Mrs.