From VOA Spanish: Effects of illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon 

FILE - Peruvian military and police get ready during an operation against illegal mining, Feb. 19, 2019, in the Amazon jungle over the river basin of the Madre de Dios region, in southeast Peru.

The Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Environmental Matters in the department of Loreto, in northeastern Peru, is investigating and prosecuting criminal actors linked to illegal gold mining in tributaries of the Amazon - activity that is threatening life and the environment in the area.

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