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  "path": "/2026/06/01/authorities-in-xaysomboun-arrest-three-in-illegal-gold-mining-crackdown/",
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  "tags": [
    "All News",
    "Crime",
    "Environment",
    "Law and Crime",
    "alluvial gold",
    "environmental enforcement",
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  "textContent": "Authorities in Xaysomboun have arrested three people and seized heavy equipment during a targeted operation against illegal gold mining in Anouvong district. Provincial authorities and relevant agencies conducted the inspection on 31 May at an unauthorized gold mining site in Nam Yon village. Officers discovered a group allegedly engaged in illegal alluvial gold mining and […]",
  "title": "Authorities in Xaysomboun Arrest Three in Illegal Gold Mining Crackdown"
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