ILLEGAL MINING CRACKDOWN. A Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operative inspects heavy machinery, water pumps, and other mining apparatus worth an estimated P13.16 million confiscated during “Oplan Kalikasan” in Sitio Binasan, Barangay Rogongon, Iligan City, on Wednesday, August 19. Three suspects from Cagayan de Oro City were arrested during the joint operation. — Photo courtesy of PRO-10
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A joint anti-illegal mining task force dismantled an alleged illegal mining operation and seized P13.16 million worth of heavy equipment during a raid in the hinterlands of Iligan City, Lanao del Norte on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 19.
Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano, Police Regional Office-10 (PRO-10) director, commended the operating units and vowed sustained enforcement against environmental crimes.
“There will be no let-up in PRO-10’s campaign against illegal mining,” Abrahano said.
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