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The helicopter-borne police operation was carried out jointly with the Public Prosecutors Office and with the support of the Peruvian Army. Following the provisions of the Minister of the Interior, Juan Jose Santivanez, to combat illegal mining and related crimes in the country, the National Police of Peru (PNP) carried out a helicopter operation in the district of Colorado, province of Manu, Madre de Dios region, managing to seize machinery, goods and other supplies used for this activity, valued at S/7 602 020.
This important intervention was led by the PNP Environmental Directorate, through the operational plan Restoration 2024, in the San Juan annex of the aforementioned town, where law enforcement officers found up to eight rustic mining camps installed to carry out gold extraction work, causing soil degradation and deforestation of the forest area.
Given this serious environmental impact, the police forces, together with the Public Prosecutors Office, decided to intervene in the area with the support of Peruvian Army personnel, managing to seize all the machinery, materials, accessories and supplies used for this illicit activity, dealing a precise blow against the criminal organizations dedicated to this crime.
According to information from the National Police, in this area an excavator, electric generators, chainsaws, drills, dump trucks, hoses, fuel, a front loader, a pick-up truck, flashlights, and other items were found, which, due to the difficulty of transporting them, it was decided to apply Legislative Decree No. 1100, which establishes the prohibition of this equipment.
In this regard, the specialized personnel of the PNPs Division against Illegal Mining proceeded to destroy and render useless all seized goods and materials, complying with all established protocols, with the accompaniment of a representative of the Specialized Corporate Prosecutors Office for Environmental Matters of Madre de Dios.
