Police grabbed two local officials in Zaka after they apparently let soldiers and party members tear up government property while hunting for buried gold at a district compound. The arrests hit the District Development Coordinator and Rural District Council Chairperson after weeks of unauthorized digging that kept regular villagers blocked off from the area, and sources said the busts prove this treasure hunt operation was never legit, despite the people involved holding public office.
The whole mess kicked off when some white guy claiming his dad stashed valuables near the government house showed up with a map, though another version says the previous DDC fell through a trap door and found tunnels underneath. The council chair and her husband, who happens to be a Member of Parliament, brought excavators and muscle to dig around while using military presence as cover for their mining interests. Residents living near the site said they felt relieved about the arrests after dealing with constant digging and explosives talk that made everyone nervous about safety.
The whole mess kicked off when some white guy claiming his dad stashed valuables near the government house showed up with a map, though another version says the previous DDC fell through a trap door and found tunnels underneath. The council chair and her husband, who happens to be a Member of Parliament, brought excavators and muscle to dig around while using military presence as cover for their mining interests. Residents living near the site said they felt relieved about the arrests after dealing with constant digging and explosives talk that made everyone nervous about safety.
