4 Gold Mining At Tebo Ordered By Jambi Police

Controlling gold mines in Jambi/ Photo: Antara

Jambi - Jambi Regional Police and Tebo Police Joint Team held an operation to control illegal gold mining (PETI) in Tebo, Jambi.

The Head of Public Relations of the Jambi Police, Senior Commissioner of Police Mulia Prianto, said that the control was carried out in four locations of gold mining activities without a permit located in the Tujuh Koto District, Tebo Regency, Jambi.

"Arriving at the location, many homemade Dompeng tools were found, but they were not found at the location where the owner or worker was carrying out PETI activities," he said, Sunday, December 11.

He explained that as many as 145 joint personnel were deployed directly to carry out activities to control PETI activities in Tanjung Village, Tujuh Koto District, Tebo Regency.

"Arriving there, the personnel immediately carried out the control," he also said.

In the operation, at the first location, six dompeng rafts were found, then in the second location three pieces were found, the third location was found nine pieces and the fourth location was found 10 dompeng equipment.

"There are four locations that have been secured," he said.

Meanwhile, the assembled place and dompeng that were at the location were immediately destroyed by the team on duty, then the evidence in the form of the tools used immediately secured and will be taken to the Jambi Police Headquarters.

"We have secured all the evidence, for the assembled dompeng we destroyed it," he added.

He explained that the Jambi Regional Police would continue to control gold mining without a sustainable permit.

Previously, the Jambi Regional Police had also emphasized that the eradication of PETI requires the cooperation of all parties.