SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Four men were arrested and an estimated P9.5 million worth of heavy equipment, gold ore and mining tools were seized during an anti-illegal mining operation in Barangay Mabini in Surigao City, authorities said. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said the operation was conducted at about 5:36 p.m. on July 23 in Sitio Bedrock by personnel of the CIDG Surigao del Norte Provincial Field Unit, representatives from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga office, and the Surigao City police. Authorities confiscated two backhoes, […]...Keep on reading: 4 arrested, P9.5-M equipment seized in Surigao ‘illegal’ mining operation