65 ‘Illegal’ Gold Miners ArrestedOn Monday, the government intensified efforts to rescue several persons still unaccounted for in the Goldmine collapse. At least sixty-five (65) illegal gold miners have been arrested by officers of the Liberia National Police, authorities said Monday. A FrontPageAfrica reporter in the area says state security have also been deployed at the gold mine following the death of 44 gold boys at the mining area. The Liberia National red Cross Society (LNRCS) has begun contact tracing so as to establish the exact information of people missing in the loose soil collapse. The country devil has been at the gold mining area for the past two weeks preventing authorities from deploying security personnel in the area.

Source: Front Page Africa February 19, 2019 00:45 UTC