Waropen, Papua – Indonesian security workers detained six undocumented Chinese nationals discovered unlawfully mining gold in Sewa village, Wapoga sub-district, Waropen district, Papua province, on Sunday.
They were identified as Ge Junfeng (48), Lein Feng (37), Yan Gangping (41), Tan Liguo (54 ), Tan Lihua (58), and Lu Huacheng (38 ), Lt.Col.Leon Pangaribuan, commanding officer of the 1709/ Yawa District Military Command, notified in a declaration gotten by ANTARA here on Monday.
The Chinese nationals had remained in Sewa town for four days, stated Pangaribuan.
The prohibited aliens’ whereabouts were identified after a regional homeowner notified officers of the 1709-03/ Warbah Sub-district Armed Force Command, he added. The army workers then went to the town and captured them, he continued.
The Chinese nationals might disappoint any legal files, including passports, nor did they speak the Indonesian language, Pangaribuan said, including that they were handed over to the Biak migration authority.
According to the Papua Migration Office, 116 foreign nationals dealt with legal sanctions and were deported in 2015.
Ninety-nine of the 116 illegal immigrants were Papua New Guinea (PNG) citizens, while the staying 17 made up 14 Chinese nationals, 2 South Korean nationals, and one United States person, it notified.
Presently, Papua province has migration workplaces in Jayapura, Merauke, Timika, and Biak as well as 10 active immigration checkpoints and 2 cross-border posts.
ANTARA has actually reported that illegal gold mining activities have oftentimes been blamed for the ecological damage that has led to landslides and flash floods in various parts of Indonesia.
In this context, President Joko Widodo had actually accentuated the criticality of suppressing illegal gold mining activities to avoid the reoccurrence of natural catastrophes in the future.
At a current webinar, Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Arifin Tasrif had actually said that unlawful mining activities were acts of criminal offense, and the Indonesian government will continue to crack down on them.
The rising market prices of mineral and coal products over the previous year have actually set off a boost in unlawful mining activities in numerous parts of Indonesia, he added.
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