Alert in Piura: Illegal Mining Grows Uncontrolled and Threatens to Repeat Pataz Tragedy

The Office of the Special Prosecutor for Environmental Matters (FEMA) reported that Piura is among the 10 areas where illegal mining continues to increase without control, which could lead to a situation similar to that in Pataz, La Libertad, where 13 workers died at the hands of criminals. The Sapilica area, in Ayabaca province, Piura region, has been considered as one of the dangerous areas when illegal mining activities were registered, a dis…