Indonesia Confiscates 42,000 Tons of Tin Sands Linked to Corruption Case

CORRUPTION CASE - JAKARTA. Indonesia's Attorney General has confiscated 42,000 tons of tin sands from miners linked to a corruption case at state tin mining firm PT Timah, an official said on Friday.

The tin sands, which may also contain zircon and monazite, were found in four warehouses on the Bangka Island tin hub linked to a convicted tin miner in the case, state media Antara reported late on Thursday.