DRC: seizure of around 30 kg of gold, worth nearly 2 million USD
The Congolese authorities announce that they seized on Saturday June 19, 2021 31 kg of gold, worth 1.9 million USD. The operation took place at the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a reserve on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in the Ituri forest, bordering Uganda.
The gold seized in the hands of the smugglers came from Muchacha. Three people were arrested and taken to Bunia. Also according to the sources of the reserve, two Chinese are also involved, but they have not yet been arrested because on the run.
According to Reuters , the gold came from a mine located about 200 km from the Ugandan border and managed by the company MCC Resources.
For the context, more than $ 4 billion of gold from conflict-affected or high-risk areas in Central and East Africa is channeled each year to international markets, including China, the United States, the United States, the United States, the United States. India, Europe and the Middle East, against a backdrop of record hikes in international gold prices. The alert was given by The Sentry in a new report published in February.
