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The machinery was used to illegally extract minerals in the Yuyapichis River.The First Prosecutors Office Specialized in Environmental Matters (FEMA) of Ucayali (Second Office) managed to destroy a hydraulic excavator, four rustic camps and other supplies that were used for illegal mining activities in the intangible zone and marginal belt of the Yuyapichis River, in the department of Huanuco.
The diligence, led by deputy provincial prosecutor Gemmill Patrocinio Benigno Ramos, also allowed the incineration of four engines, solar panels, electric batteries, 540 gallons of fuel, electric generators, hoses, two chutes and more equipment that were used for the illicit extraction of minerals in the area.
During the tour, the removal and depredation of forest formations in an area of 25 hectares was observed, which illustrates the level of environmental impact of said illegal activity. After that, the respective protocols were applied to render the tools found useless.
Police officers from the Deconcentrated Environmental Protection Unit of Huanuco, representatives of the Peruvian Navy, Ucayali Customs and the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp) also participated in this fiscal action.
The Public Ministry, through the Specialized Environmental Prosecutors Office of Ucayali, continues the frontal fight against illegal mining, environmental predation and related crimes in defense of the environment and the countrys natural resources.
National Coordination of Specialized Prosecutors in Environmental Matters
