Police Arrest 7 Illegal Gold Miners In West Aceh, The Evidence Is Excavators

West Aceh Police Chief AKBP Andrianto Argamuda SIK. (Teuku Dedi Iskandar/Antara)

JAKARTA - Specific Crime Investigators of the West Aceh Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Aceh, detained and named seven people as suspects in the illegal gold mining case in this area. West Aceh on Sunday, August 8. "We have detained the seven perpetrators after all the elements have been met," said West Aceh Police Chief AKBP Andrianto Argamuda SIK represented by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Parmohonan Harahap in Meulaboh, reported by Antara, Tuesday, August 10 evening. The perpetrators who have been named as suspects each have the initials MN (36 years) a resident of Canggai Village, Pante Ceureumen District, West Aceh. LES (34 years old) is a resident of Parbubu Pea Village, Tarutung District, North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra.

Then RD (37 years), AM (30 years) and ZU (30 years), each resident of Lawet Village, Pante Ceureumen District, West Aceh. Then HM (25 years old) and BN (26 years old), each a resident of Lubuk Pakam Village, Lubuk Pakam District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra. In addition, he said, the police also helped secure a number of evidences, including an orange Hitachi excavator unit. , one unit of a yellow SANY brand excavator. Then one bottle of mineral water filled with sand mixed with gold grains, five sheets of green carpet, and two gold hoarding tools made of wood. He explained that the seven suspects were previously arrested by the police while carrying out illegal gold mining in the area. the river flow in Lawet Village, Pante Ceureumen District, West Aceh. The police who received information from the community then conducted an investigation and went to the scene with Pante Ceureumen Police personnel, West Aceh and later succeeded in making the arrest. "We are still investigating this illegal gold mining case, " he said.