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Original Post Date: 2004-01-15 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 1/15/2004 5:20:52 AM
Seven hundred arrested for diamonds in Angola
The Angolan army has arrested about 700 people, including 334 foreigners, in an operation aimed at curbing illegal diamond trafficking in the central province of Bie, state radio said on Wednesday.
Of the foreigners arrested, 234, mainly from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have been deported, National Radio Angola said.
During the operation, which started in December, troops seized sieves and other equipment.
The station said the operation was a result of cooperation between the presidency, the secret service, several ministries and Angola’s public diamond enterprise, Endiama.
“After the operation, Endiama will go and take charge of security in these zones and will take charge of the expulsion of illegal diamond traffickers,” the station added.
The operation will also serve to expose traffickers who are often “associates” or under the protection of officers in the Angolan army, the station said.
Out of a total estimated figure of 290 000 people suspected of illegal diamond trafficking throughout the country, 90 000 are believed to be foreigners, the majority from Senegal, Sierra Leone, the DRC and Mali, the station said.
The Angolan army in December announced a campaign “without mercy” against traffickers operating in diamond-bearing areas after nearly 27 years of civil war ended in April 2002. — Sapa-AFP
Source: Daily Mail & Guardian
URL: http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=29653br>