JAKARTA - The police managed to secure two heavy equipment operators and one excavator used to carry out gold mining without a permit (Peti) in Muara Bungo Regency, Jambi Province.
"We have secured two operators and one heavy equipment used to mine illegal gold in the Bungo Police jurisdiction," said Bungo Police Chief AKBP Natalena Eko Cahyono, Tuesday, June 3, confiscated by Antara.
The disclosure of this case began with public information on May 27, 2025, that in the Lubuk Beringin Hamlet, Batin III District and Lubuk Kayu Aro Hamlet, Rantau Pandan District, there was gold mining using heavy equipment and based on this information, the police went to the location and made arrests.
At the first location, in Lubuk Beringin Hamlet, the police secured MH, a heavy equipment operator and an excavator unit. In the second location (Lubuk Kayu Aro Hamlet) the police secured R, a heavy equipment operator and one excavator unit.
"We have confiscated heavy equipment in Lubuk Kayu Aro Hamlet, now we have secured it in the dormitory of Sungai Mangkuang officer, Central Rimbo District, while the other heavy equipment in Lubuk Beringin Hamlet is still being located because it is damaged, but we are trying to get the tool out of the mine site," said Natalena.
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The evidence that was successfully secured by the police from the Zero Peti operation in Muara Bungo Regency included a set of monitors and a set of Sunny brand computers. One set of dulang, one carpet and a piece of hose.
For his actions, the perpetrator is threatened with a maximum imprisonment of 5 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 billion. This sanction applies to people who carry out mining businesses without a valid permit.
"Our perpetrators are ensnared by Article 158 of Law No. 3 of 2020 concerning amendments to Law No. 4 of 2009 paragraph 1 to 1e," said the Bungo Police Chief.
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