Angolan Operation Transparency goes nationwide
To
combat illegal diamond
Mining
and immigration
Operation
Transparency, which aims to combat illegal diamond mining and immigration, will
enter its third phase and will cover the provinces of Huambo, Huila, Cuanza
Sul, Cuanza Norte, Cunene, Benguela and Cabinda. Due to the proximity to the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is in the electoral period, the
province of Cabinda will be temporarily out of the process.
This
third phase, which began on September 25, 2018, will cover the Angolan maritime
perimeter, Angop learned in Luanda, from the spokesman for the operation,
António José Bernardo.
The
decision was taken after the meeting of the Support Committee to the National
Security Council to Combat Illegal Immigration and Illicit Trafficking in
Diamonds, which analyzed the report on the implementation of Operation
Transparency under the guidance of the Minister of State and Head of the
Security House of the President of the Republic, Pedro SebastiĂŁo.
After
having overcome ‘technical problems’, he informed that in the 11 provinces,
where the operation takes place, the process will be intensified, aiming at its
consolidation. AntĂłnio Bernardo explained that the fate of the seized means,
among which 121,867 diamond stones, to be evaluated, and 34 million carats of
diamonds, will be decided by the courts.
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