The three executives reportedly were taken to a unit specializing in the fight against corruption and economic and financial delinquency, and were placed in police custody

Three executives from an Australian gold miner have been taken in police custody in Bamako, Mali to be questioned in a case of alleged forgery and damage to public property, people familiar with the matter confirmed.

The apparent detention of Terry Holohan and other company executives follows a number of arrests in recent weeks targeting fellow gold miner Barrick Gold employees.