The Denu Circuit Court in the Volta Region has remanded a driver, Salihu Jalilu, who was arrested for trafficking some ammunition illegally into the country from Benin.
The 38-year-old man was arrested on Friday, April 18, together with his co-driver, Abasou Fousseni, 45, who was in charge of a Hyundai bus with registration number GR-8246, during a routine security check by officers at the Tadzewu-Mitsrikasa Police Barrier in the Volta Region.
The officers uncovered 60 cartons of A cartridges (15000 pieces of AAA) and 72 cartons of B cartridges (18000 pieces of BB) loaded in sacks and concealed under some luggage.
Abasou Fousseni, was however granted police enquiry bail and was allowed to transport the passengers to Accra, when initial investigations revealed that the consignment was loaded onto the vehicle by Salifu, without the knowledge of his co-driver.
Earlier this morning, the Denu Circuit Court presided over by His Honor, Joseph Ofosu-Behome remanded the accused into police custody following a plea from the police prosecutors to allow for further investigations.
He is to reappear in court on 7th May, 2025.
In another development, an Accra High Court has remanded 41 accused persons for their alleged involvement in galamsey activities in the Tano and Subri rivers near Samreboi in the Western Region.
The 41 individuals, consisting of four women and eight Chinese nationals, have been charged with undertaking a mining operation without a license, possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority, and pollution of water contrary to Section 24 of the Water Resources Commission Act, 1996 (Act 522).
On Tuesday, April 22, the prosecution indicated to the court that on April 17, 2024, while embarking on special operations as part of measures to curb galamsey, Police uncovered the suspects on the Tano and Subri rivers near Samreboi operating excavators, Changfang machines, and other mining equipment, as well as washing dug-out sand.
Presiding judge Kizito Naa Koowa Quarshie directed the lawyers of the first set to file their bail applications by April 24 and ordered the prosecution to file their opposing documents by April 28.
They are to reappear before the court on April 30.
With regards to the second set of 12 accused persons, consisting of the four women, the court gave the same orders but adjourned proceedings to May 2.
The Chinese persons accused of operating and repairing the excavators being used by the miners at the site are Wei Shi Liu, Huang Hai En, Zhang Yu Yi, Cheng Shao Mi, Li Dao Xi, Wei Zhu Xian, Wei Shi Yu, and Huang Wei Dong.
