Eight Chinese nationals are facing deportation after being arrested for illegal alluvial mining using heavy machinery in remote areas along the Atomb River, straddling East and West Sepik provinces. The arrests were made last week during a joint operation by the PNG Immigration Office and the East Sepik provincial administration. The unauthorized mining occurred near...

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