Sure, illegal mining is a problem, but flooding the area with state "guards" and seizing private equipment just means more power in the hands of bureaucrats. If they really cared about local communities, they'd cut red tape and let people mine legally with clear, simple rules instead of constant crackdowns. Central planning rarely delivers better results than letting free markets and property rights work things out.
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