Australia busts bikies backyard gold refining operation

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The rising gold price on a global stage has made it an attractive asset for organized crimes with Australian authorities busting a backyard refinery.

According to media reports, after a three-day operation between Jan. 15 and 17, Western Australian police in Kalgoorlie-Boulder seized 30 tonnes of gold-bearing ore and charged 20 people with 56 offenses, including theft of the ore, possession of firearms and drugs. The investigation led police to raid 17 locations in the city.
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Backyard refining with mercury. What could go wrong?
 
Goldhedge said:
No EPA in Oz?
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I'm guessing they have an equivalent, but it's not like organized crime (ie. a biker gang) is going to worry about government regulatory agencies/edicts.

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