The catastrophic situation does not bother the local elites, at all as their consciences seem to have been killed by their own greed. They turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people living along the river banks, who can no longer use their rivers for cleaning and consumption. The elites’ courage increases each day as their mining operations are often backed up by “insiders” (oknum), or someone from the local police station who provides regular updates on police raid schedules. Consequently, when the police come to the mining sites to stop illegal activity they find nothing except mercury-contaminated rivers.
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