Six people were taken to a court in Tarkwa. They are accused of taking part in illegal mining.
The court decided to keep them in jail for now. This means they have been remanded.
Police officers arrested the six individuals. This happened during a special operation.
The operation was designed to stop galamsey activities in the Tarkwa area.
Galamsey is the local word for illegal small-scale mining.
The police are working to end these dangerous and harmful mining practices.
The individuals will stay in jail while the investigation continues.
Further court dates will be set for their cases.