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Illegal gold mining: 149 more arrests in Guinea

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Guinean authorities arrested 149 more illegal gold miners on 7 and 8 November in Kérouané and Siguiri, bringing the total number of arrests since the campaign began to 1,412. The trial of the 1,263 people previously arrested in Siguiri is due to begin on 10 November, according to Guinea's defence and security ministries.

The total number of people arrested in Guinea's campaign against illegal gold mining has reached 1,412 following operations on 7 and 8 November in the prefectures of Kérouané and Siguiri. The 149 new arrests involved people described as illegal gold miners, according to a joint statement by the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection published on 9 November.

The 1,263 people previously arrested in Siguiri have been handed over to the justice system and their trial is due to begin on 10 November, according to the two ministries. The announcement comes a day after the publication of the scheduled trial of the 1,263 people arrested in Siguiri.

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