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Implements used for illicit activity were also detonated in the area.The Madre de Dios Environmental Prosecutors Office managed to destroy 21 dredge rafts, 21 mechanical strakes, as well as other implements used for the illicit exploitation of minerals, during a joint operation in the river of the same name in the aforementioned region.
The intervention, in which the provincial deputy prosecutor Milagros Coaquira Villasante participated, was carried out in the Hauntupa sector (Tambopata district) with the support of the Environment Directorate (Dirmeamb), Division against Illegal Mining (Divcomin) and the National Directorate of Special Operations (Dinoes) of the National Police.
In this way, actions were carried out at three main points of the Madre de Dios River where a total of 21 dredge rafts were found, all with built-in engines and 21 strakes. Likewise, 1,550 meters of carpets, 1,200 meters of PVC pipe, 550 meters of suction hoses, 400 meters of metal pipes and 114 gasoline drums that were used for the extraction of minerals in the river were found.
For this reason, Legislative Decree No. 1100 was applied, which establishes the destruction of machinery used for illegal mining, especially in protected areas and without authorization for extractive activities.
This action reaffirms the commitment of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutors Offices to the defense of the environment, the protection of natural resources and the frontal fight against illegal mining in our country.
National Coordination of the Prosecutors Offices Specialized in Environmental Matters
