4 Chinese gold miners arrested for illegal activities in southern Mali
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Four illegal Chinese gold miners exploiting the natural resources of the country have been arrested in southern Mali, an official claimed.
The men were arrested by forest officials of the Environment Ministry on the night of December 21-22 in a forest in Kekoro.
Ministry spokesman Diakaridia Yossi said that the operation was held as part of a fight against illegal gold miners in the classified forests.
Yossi said that the arrested persons had been operating for months during which they “savagely destroyed” several parts of the classified forest of Kekoro, located about 200 kilometers from Bougouni.
He said that bulldozers, pickup vehicles and shotguns found at the site were also seized.
This is “a real environmental scandal,” he said.
More than 100 foreign nationals have been arrested for illegal mining in Mali over several years, according to the ministry in charge of mines.
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