The Blight of Illegal Mining in Peru

The blight of illegal mining in Peru

It was gold that brought the Spanish conquistadors to Peru in the 1500s. More than 500 years on and the precious metal is still causing problems. Gold mining came into sharp focus at the end of April when 13 miners were found, naked, bound and gagged, at the bottom of a mine in Pataz which had been taken by an armed gang. Some bore signs of torture and there was evidence they had been executed. The main suspect behind the attacks was arrested la…

Puno: SEDA worker Juliaca was found lifeless in a discothequePuno: 12 dead after two road traffic accidents in the regionThe police carried out an operation and recovered a mouthpiece that was taken by alleged criminals from days ago in the town center Lunar de Oro, district of Ananea, province of San Antonio de Putina.After a complaint filed by one person, the officers mobilized to the mouthpiece “New Horizon” to evict a group of individuals wh…

Between 17 and 20 May, police contingents from specialized units identified and flew sorcavones where illegal miners illegally extracted gold material, very close to the place where 13 security workers were killed. They found vehicles, heavy machinery and other equipment valued at S/56.7 million.