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Algeria arrest 103 alleged illegal gold miners
Location:
bordj badji mokhtar, algeria, Algeria, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 25, 2024 - July 30, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
2.00
Summary:
From 25 to 30 July 2024, Algerian authorities said they arrested 103 alleged illegal gold miners, and seized (05) vehicles, (46) generators, (31) piercing hammers, as well as quantities of crude gold and stones, explosives, detonation tools and equipment used in illicit gold operations.
Algeria: 61 arrested for alleged illegal gold mining in southern borders
Location:
Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria, Maghreb
Incident Date:
July 23, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
Arrests:
61
Summary:
In the week ending 23 July 2024, in Illizi, Bordj Badji Mokhtar and In Salah, the Algerian army says it arrested 61 individuals allegedly involved in illegal gold mining. They seized 8 vehicles, 71 generators, explosives, detonating tools, mining equipment and raw gold.