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Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining
- Peruvian authorities seized about four metric tons of mercury at Callao port, destined for illegal gold mining in Bolivia, as reported by Peru's customs agency, SUNAT.
- The cargo was misrepresented as crushed rock but was identified as having mercury, a toxic substance under strict controls, according to SUNAT.
- This seizure is the largest on record in the Amazon region, surpassing previous amounts, as confirmed by the Environmental Investigation Agency .
- The EIA stated that increased gold prices have driven up demand for mercury, linking this to an estimated $8 billion in illegal gold operations.
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200 tons of mercury were trafficked in 6 years for illegal mining in the Amazon. Record seizure in Peru exposes the criminal network.
Los Angeles Times
Peruvian customs officials have seized a record shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network that feeds one of the most destructive criminal economies in the Amazon: illegal gold mining.
The Straits Times
Times LivePeru seizes 4 tons of black market mercury bound for illegal gold mines
LIMA - Peruvian authorities have halted a shipment of about four metric tons of mercury headed to Bolivia for presumed use in illegal gold mining, they said on Thursday, the latest sign of rising black market activity to fulfill soaring demand for the precious metal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Winnipeg Free Press
Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Sunat: The great damage of tax unpredictabilityIn full struggle against illegal mining, the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat) achieved one of the most important seizures of the year: a shipment of 20 tons of sandstone impregnated with liquid mercury, intercepted in the port of Callao.This intervention not only reveals new forms of smuggling, but also uncovers an international illicit traffic network that directly…
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