French Guiana: a GIGN policeman shot dead during an operation against illegal gold mining

French Guiana: a GIGN policeman killed during an operation against illegal gold mining

Drama in French Guiana. A policeman from the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) was killed at the Dorlin gold mining site, while participating in an operation to combat illegal gold mining sites. Aged 35, this gendarmerie non-officer was on a joint mission with the French army in Maripasoula, in the Amazon Park in French Guiana, relays Le Monde. Major operations to dismantle illegal gold mining sites are regularly carried out by the …

French Guiana: a GIGN policeman shot dead during an operation against illegal gold mining

The soldier, aged 35, was operating overseas, where this illegal activity is a source of significant pollution.

A GIGN policeman killed in French Guiana during an operation

Emmanuel Macron “pays tribute to the courage and memory of this non-commissioned officer, who fell under fire” during an operation to combat illegal gold mining.

A GIGN policeman shot dead during an operation to combat illegal gold mining in French Guiana

The soldier, aged 35, was taking part in an action by the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group at the Dorlin gold mining site, in central French Guiana.

Police officer shot dead during operation against illegal mining in French Guiana

The agent was 35 years old and was part of an elite Cayenne brigade, but was involved in action in the Dorlin region, in the center of French territory

A GIGN policeman shot dead in French Guiana during an operation against illegal gold mining

The soldier, aged 35, was operating at the Dorlin gold mining site, in the center of this overseas territory, where this illegal activity is a source of significant pollution A policeman from