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Prime Minister Adrianzen highlighted the success of the 50 operations carried out by law enforcement forces from September 1 to 23 in various regions of the country.As part of the Governments political decision to combat illegal mining throughout the national territory, members of the Armed Forces (FF. AA.) and the National Police of Peru (PNP) carried out, from September 1 to 23 of this year, 50 operations that allowed the interdiction of materials and supplies valued together at S/43,262,221.
The success of these operations demonstrate the effectiveness of the coordinated work against illegal mining, and reaffirm the conviction to continue fighting until it is eradicated from the country. We urge more actors from the State and civil society to join this effort, said the President of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzen.
The operations included the participation of members of the Peruvian Army, the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (Dicapi), and the Environmental Directorate of the PNP, as well as the presence of representatives of the specialized environmental prosecutors. Most of the interdictions took place in the regions of Madre de Dios and La Libertad. There were also operations in Amazonas, Piura, Tacna, Ucayali, Cajamarca, Huanuco, Loreto and Junin.
Among the seized goods were backhoes, suction pumps, rafts, motors, gallons of petroleum and dynamite, among other objects that were destined for this illegal activity.
It should be noted that, in line with these efforts, by the end of September the updated national interdiction strategy will be completed, which is prepared by the Multisectoral Commission for the Formalization of Mining, the Eradication of Illegal Mining and the Recovery of the Environment, led by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM).
This strategy will provide a comprehensive approach to the fight against illegal mining, because, in addition to the interdiction operations, it will promote the formalization of mining; the development of alternative economies; the traceability of the inputs used in this illicit activity; the institutional strengthening of the prosecutors offices and the regional directorates of Energy and Mines; banking, and greater control of marketing and export activities.
