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24 ponds and machinery that extracted minerals in the Tambopata National Reserve were also detonated.The Madre de Dios Specialized Environmental Prosecutors Office achieved the destruction of 97 rustic camps, as well as 24 ponds used for the direct extraction of minerals on the left bank of the Malinowski River, located in the Boquichico ravine, inside the Tambopata National Reserve; as well as in the Nerma sector, province of Manu, in the same department.
In the investigation led by provincial prosecutor Carlos Chirre Ramirez and deputy provincial prosecutor Edwin Tocra Huamani, 36 engines, 24 hoppers, pools, linear motorcycles, a small boat (light boat), 1,000 gallons of fuel, chainsaws, electric generators, carpets and other implements that were used for illicit activities in said areas were also detonated.
Given what was found, it was decided to apply Legislative Decree No. 1100, which contemplates protocols to combat illegal mining through the destruction of equipment and machinery intended for that activity.
It should be noted that the operation was supported by members of the Environment Directorate (Dirmeamb), Division against Illegal Mining (Divcomin) and the National Directorate of Special Operations (Dinoes), as well as personnel from the Peruvian Army.
Through these actions, the Madre de Dios Specialized Environmental Prosecutors Office reaffirms its commitment to the frontal fight against crimes that affect the Tambopata National Reserve and the natural and biological wealth of the entire country.
National Coordination of Specialized Prosecutors in Environmental Matters
