Reports have emerged that notorious Chinese illegal miner, Aisha Huang, lived a sneaky life for a very long time, secreting herself in and out of Ghana, before luck eventually eluded her and led to her arrest.
After her deportation in 2018 over illegal mining, Huang sneaked into Ghana, with a changed name and registered as a Ghanaian citizen for a Ghana card claiming to be called Huang En.
She is said to have stolen back into Ghana through a land border from a neighbouring country.
It was upon her successful return into the country that she acquired a Ghana card in February 2022 with a new name, Huang En.
According to reports, she would sneak out of Ghana anytime she picked up hint that she was about to be arrested.
However, luck eluded her and she was arrested at Ahodwo in Kumasi, where she allegedly owns a shop selling materials for mining, together with three others – Johng Li Hua, Huang Jei, Huaid Hai Hun – for their involvement in alleged illegal mining.
They have all pleaded not guilty to the charge of mining without license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals. They are expected to reappear in court on September 14, 2022.
The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for the docket of Huang En otherwise known as Aisha Huang, from the Police.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General has assured that he will initiate prosecution against Miss Huang, and that the gamut of charges will cover both her current alleged offence as well as those she committed before her deportation from Ghana in 2018.
Following Huang’s arrest in 2018, many Ghanaians had called for her prosecution however, the Akufo-Addo government had refused to prosecute her with the then Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, later justifying the decision by saying that prose the notorious Chinese woman would have led to serious diplomatic consequences.
This was at a time that Ghana was pursuing a US$2billion loan from China.