Police Headquarters Finds Evidence Of Illegal Gold Mining In West Pasaman

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JAKARTA - The joint team of Bareskrim Polri Headquarters together with the West Pasaman Police found evidence of illegal gold mining activities in Jorong Tombang, Nagari Sinuruik, Talamau District, West Pasaman Regency, Saturday, May 13. "Tim from the Directorate of Certain Crimes (Dittipidter) Bareskrim Polri together with the West Sumatra Police and West Pasaman Police will pursue who the perpetrators of these mining activities are," said Head of Sub-Directorate II Dittipidter Bareskrim Polri, Kombes Moh. Irhamni, Antara, Sunday 14 May. He emphasized that his party would pursue the perpetrators. So what was reported by the community to law enforcers was true that the illegal gold mine existed. He said the activity followed up on information regarding the rampant gold mining without permits along the Batang Pasaman Barat river flow. "This is related to the viral information that said the rampant gold mining activities without permits in West Pasaman, so we went directly from the National Police Headquarters to see this and coordinated with the West Pasaman Police," he said. At the location, the team found as many as 29 huts made of tarpaulins and wooden walls but had been left by gold mining workers without that permit.

"We found several pieces of evidence such as a dongfeng machine used to collect concentrate, machine tools, diesel oil, manual gold tools and some gold mining products," he said. West Pasaman Police Chief AKBP Agung Basuki emphasized that his party was committed to eradicating illegal gold mines in West Pasaman. As long as we served in West Pasaman, there were no more illegal gold mines in the West Pasaman region, "he stressed that the commitment was proven by the decline of a joint team consisting of the West Sumatra Provincial Energy and Mineral Resources Service, West Pasaman Environment Service, and other related agencies to answer public complaints regarding the existence of gold mining activities without permits.