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Peru steps up fight against illegal gold mining as activity enters protected Amazon reserve

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Peruvian authorities have escalated enforcement efforts against illegal gold mining operations in the Madre de Dios region as the activity encroaches upon a protected Amazon reserve. The heightened crackdown is centered along the Malinowski River.

In a recent operation reflecting this intensified campaign, eight Peruvian navy personnel deployed via helicopter into a forest clearing carved out by miners. The raid targeted illegal extraction sites situated within the sensitive ecological zone.

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