Go-Bodienou/Grand-Lahou: Three Arrested at Evicted Illegal Gold-Mining Site
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- Three people were arrested on September 4 at a former illegal gold-mining site in Côte d’Ivoire’s Go-Bodienou classified forest.
- Authorities found them extracting stone and sand from state forest land after the site had been cleared during anti-illegal exploitation operations.
- An anonymous tip led the Go-Bodienou forest management unit to inspect the site.
Three people were caught extracting stone and sand at a former illegal gold-mining site in the Go-Bodienou classified forest, in Côte d’Ivoire’s Grand-Lahou department. The arrests took place overnight on September 4, 2026.
The site had previously been cleared as part of operations against the illegal exploitation of forest resources. An anonymous tip alerted authorities to the suspected return of people to the area.
The head of the Go-Bodienou Forest Management Unit sent a team to verify the report. When the agents arrived, they found that the site had again been occupied clandestinely and arrested the three individuals in the act.
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Originally published by Fraternité Matin in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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