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The head of the PCM guaranteed the continuity of nationwide operations by the Police and the Armed Forces against this illicit business.The President of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzen, highlighted the joint work of the National Police of Peru (PNP) and the Armed Forces (FF. AA.) in the eradication of illegal mining, which achieved, in the first 24 days of August, the interdiction of goods and supplies destined for this illicit activity valued at more than 99.2 million soles.
Our brave members of the PNP and the FF. AA. have dealt million-dollar blows to these criminal organizations that are dedicated to plundering our mineral resources. To them the message is clear: the interdictions throughout the national territory will continue, indicated the head of the Ministerial Cabinet.
It should be noted that this figure is the result of the 31 operations carried out by the PNP, through the Environmental Directorate (DIRMEAMB); The Peruvian Army and the Navy, through the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (Dicapi), together with the Specialized Prosecutors Office for Environmental Crimes, in the regions of Amazonas, Huanuco, La Libertad, Loreto and Madre de Dios.
In line with what was announced by the head of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) in his last visit to Madre de Dios, where he reaffirmed his commitment to protect the Amazon rainforest, the PNP, the Army and the Dicapi executed 19 interdictions in that region of objects used for illegal mining valued at almost 57 million soles.
In the La Libertad region, the PNP led 4 operations in Pataz and Trujillo, with two interventions in each province, which allowed the interdiction of articles whose value exceeds 30.9 million soles in total. In Amazonas, 4 actions were also carried out in which objects valued at more than 3.5 million soles were found.
On the other hand, in the Huanuco region, the PNP and the Navy carried out 2 interventions that allowed the destruction and seizure of goods valued at more than 6.8 million soles; while, in Loreto, the Dicapi carried out 2 interdictions of goods that exceed one million soles in value.
It should be noted that the permanent multi-sectoral commission to fight illegal mining, led by the PCM, promotes a comprehensive strategy that includes, in addition to interdiction operations, the optimization of the mining formalization process, the promotion of alternative economic activities and the traceability of inputs and materials.
