Indonesia president urges authorities to thwart illegal mining and tin smuggling

PANGKALPINANG, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday called on authorities including the attorney general, military, customs office and coast guard to continue efforts to halt illegal tin mining and smuggling.

On Monday he witnessed a handover of assets seized in a corruption case involving tin mining, which he said showed serious efforts by the government to eradicate illegal mining.

(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman,Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Martin Petty)

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