Police Detain Two Chinese Foreigners In Illegal Land Spice Coal Mine, South Kalimantan

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BANJARMASIN - Police have detained two foreign nationals (foreigners) from China at the location of an illegal coal mine in Mangkal Api Village, Kusan Hulu District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.

"We have secured a total of five people at the location, two of whom were identified as foreigners based on the identity of the person concerned," said Tanah Bumbu Police Chief AKBP Himawan Sutanto Saragih through Head of Public Relations AKP Made Rasa quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 23.

Made explained, the five people had the initials DG (28), a resident of Batam, AR (33) a resident of Kotabaru and SR (35) a resident of Tanah Bumbu. Meanwhile, the two foreigners who were detained had the initials LS (35) and LZ (55). Both are foreigners from China who are known to live temporarily in Tanah Bumbu Regency.

The results of the initial police investigation showed that the five had their respective roles in the alleged illegal mining activities.

For DG to act as spokesperson and language translator, LS as operational manager, LZ as mine supervisor, while AR and SR as heavy equipment operators.

A number of evidences were also secured by the Tanah Bumbu Criminal Investigation Unit team in the form of eleven heavy equipment consisting of excavators and dozers as well as twenty dump trucks.

Now the five perpetrators and their evidence have been secured for further investigation of the alleged criminal act of mining without a permit. Regarding the foreigners involved, the police also coordinated with the Foreigner Monitoring Team (Timpora) of the local Immigration Office.

Investigators charged him with Law Number 03 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 02 of 2009 concerning Minerals and Coal in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

The crackdown on illegal coal mining activities is a decisive step by the South Kalimantan Regional Police and the ranks of the Resort Police to clear up illegal mining activities that are allegedly damaging the natural ecosystem in South Kalimantan.