Three citizens, aged 41, 39 and 36, including one of Kenyan nationality, were arrested by the National Police, in Huíla, in possession of two kilograms of gold dust, coming from mining areas in the municipality of Jamba, in Huíla, destined for Luanda, from where it would be exported to the United Arab Emirates
The arrest was the result of a coordinated operation between the State Intelligence and Security Service (SINSE), the Special Strategic Minerals Security Corps (CESME) and the Criminal Illicit Investigation Department (DIIP), as part of the fight against trafficking. of strategic minerals.
The citizens were questioned in the Colui river area, municipality of Jamba and taken to the DIIP, where after an approach, they were detained and the aforementioned product was seized, at four o’clock on Monday.
When speaking about the case, the interim spokesperson for the PN in Huíla, 3rd deputy chief Marcelino Arsénio, said that, subjected to prior interrogation, the Kenyan suspect revealed that he was the owner of the gold, having purchased it in Tchamutete, in the municipality of Jamba worth 96 million kwanzas.
“The citizen intended to take him to Luanda, specifically in the Mártires area, at the request of a client of Lebanese nationality, residing in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), to sell at a price of 200 million kwanzas and then return to Jamba again, to buy more gold and do the same process”, he continued.
The head of the Communication and Marketing section of the PN in Huíla said that the other seized item was deposited in a tamper-proof bag at CESME, to carry out subsequent steps.
In addition to the gold, the source said they also seized a white Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle, which was transporting them on the route.
He made it known that the gold was acquired through people who extract the product in Jamba and, although the period in which they carry out the activity does not last, it is presumed to be a recurring practice. It is the first case of its kind made public this year.