According to Rough & Polished, quoting state news agency Angop, local authorities (SIC) have seized cash, equipment and nearly 2500 diamonds from "illegal buyers" in the country's Lunda Norte province, part of the ongoing clean-up of Angola's informal diamond mining industry "Operation Transparency". The targeted action, initiated in 2018, focuses on the towns of Xa-muteba, Cambulo, Lucapa and Cuango where an estimated 700 illegal mining sites operate.