Crime & Punishment of Monday, 1 June 2026

Source: GNA

Chinese businessman remanded for stealing

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a Chinese businessman into police custody for allegedly stealing 440 bundles of T-shirts worth GHC3 million.

Evan Yung is said to have stolen the items from a warehouse at Fadama in the Greater Accra Region on November 11, 2025.

Yung, 36, who is charged with stealing, pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Wisdom Alorwu, told the court that Yung is a resident of Osu, Accra.

The complainant, whose name has been withheld, is also a Chinese national residing in Osu.

The prosecution said that in May 2025, the complainant’s mother fell ill and he had to attend to her in China.

It said the complainant handed over his warehouse, located at Fadama, to the accused.

The warehouse, the prosecution said, was filled with 440 bundles of T-shirts valued at GHC3 million.

The complainant left the country in May and returned in November 2025, only to be told by the accused that he had sold the goods to his customers, who could not pay.

The prosecution said the complainant waited for weeks, but the accused could not account for the proceeds from the sales.

A report was, therefore, made to the police, and the accused was arrested.

In his caution statement, he admitted the offence.