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So far in 2024, nationwide interdiction operations have resulted in the destruction of property valued at more than 2.19 billion.Prime minister gustavo adrianzen announced that in december the draft supreme decree establishing the new national strategy against illegal mining will be included in the agenda of the council of ministers for evaluation and approval.
The announcement was made during the coordination meeting of the permanent multisectoral commission for the purpose of monitoring mining formalization and actions aimed at eradicating illegal mining and restoring the environment, which took place at the government palace headquarters of the presidency of the council of ministers (pcm).
with this new strategy that involves different state institutions and sectors of the executive, the public apparatus will combat the problem of illegal mining under a comprehensive approach, with the objective of eradicating this economic activity that deteriorates the environment and the quality of life of the population, said the head of the ministerial cabinet.
This strategy bases the fight against illegal mining on three fundamental pillars: the promotion of formalization, the recovery of the environment and the eradication of illegal mining. to this end, it considers actions such as permanent interdiction operations, the promotion of alternative economies, the traceability of inputs that are destined for this illicit activity and institutional strengthening, among other issues, under an appropriate legal framework and the commitment of the three branches of the state.
The meeting was attended by the ministers of economy and finance, jose arista; energy and mines, luis montero; and defense, walter astudillo. also attending were the head of the joint command of the armed forces, david ojeda; the commander general of the peruvian army, cesar briceno; and the superintendent of the national superintendence of customs and tax administration (sunat), victor mejia.
Also present were the high commissioner for the fight against illegal mining, rodolfo garcia esquerre, and representatives of the national police of peru (pnp), the general directorate of captaincies and coast guard (dicapi) of the peruvian navy, the peruvian air force and the environmental assessment and oversight agency and the public prosecutors office.
698 interdiction operations were carried out
At the meeting, the high commissioner reported that from january 1 to november 30, 2024, 698 interdiction operations were carried out nationwide, which allowed the destruction and seizure of assets valued at more than 2,190,086,844 soles.
In the month of november alone, the pnp and the navy, with the support of the peruvian army, carried out 45 operations in the regions of amazonas (5), arequipa (1), huanuco (5), la libertad (3), loreto (3), madre de dios (26) and ucayali (2), in which the interdiction of goods and supplies destined for illegal mining valued at more than 36 million soles was carried out.
