An Accra Circuit Court has remanded three individuals, including a Chinese national, into police custody for allegedly engaging in illegal gold trade at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.
The accused are John Appiah, 22, a student; Emmanuel Arthur, 32, a miner; and Wei Huasheng, 48, a Chinese businessman.
Appiah and Arthur have been charged with trading in gold without authority, while Huasheng faces additional charges of smuggling, hoarding, and transporting gold without lawful authority.
The Court, presided over by Mr.
