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Implements that contributed to the illicit extraction of minerals in the area were also destroyed.The Specialized Environmental Prosecutors Office (FEMA) of Loreto-Iquitos headquarters managed to destroy a river machine used for illegal mining activities in the native community of Llanchama, located on a stretch of the Iquitos-Nauta highway.
In the intervention, led by provincial prosecutor Franco Gonzales Macedo, the detonation of an oil engine, fuel, carpets and other implements used for illicit activity in the area was also ordered. The dismantling of a mining hopper-type structure that was found in the affected area was also ordered.
The diligence included the participation of the Decentralized Environmental Protection Unit of the National Police and the Customs Administration of Iquitos. For this reason, after identifying evidence of illegal activity in the area, the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 1100 were applied, which establishes the destruction of equipment used for illegal mining throughout the country in order to reduce the environmental impact.
With these actions, the Public Ministry ratifies its firm commitment to protecting ecosystems and ensuring compliance with the law, through actions coordinated with the competent entities and for the benefit of the country.
National Coordination of Specialized Prosecutors in Environmental Matters
