Jayapura, Sept. 9 -- The Papua Regional Police's Special Crimes Directorate has arrested four Chinese nationals for illegal gold mining in Senggi, Jayapura District.

Two Indonesians were also arrested, bringing the total number of suspects in the case to six.

The Director of Special Crimes at the Papua Regional Police, Senior Commissioner I Gusti Gede Era Adhinata, said in Jayapura on Tuesday that the suspects were named following an investigation and the seizure of evidence at the Kali Pur site in Senggi, Jayapura District, on August 26, 2025.

The suspects have been charged under Article 158 in conjunction with Article 35 paragraph (3) letter a of Law No. 3 of 2020 on Mineral and Coal Mining, which carries a maximum sentence of five y...