Illegal Mining Moves Seven Times More Money than Drug Trafficking in Peru, According to Chancellor

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Illegal mining moves seven times more money than drug trafficking in Peru, warned Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer on Friday, warning of the urgent need to formalize mining activity in the country.

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Foreign Minister Schialer alerted about the economic power of this illegal activity, which generates protests and blockades, and is linked to crime and environmental damage in the Amazon. Illegal mining moves seven times more money than drug trafficking in Peru, warned Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer on Friday when he warned about the urgent need to formalize mining activity in the country. Schialer referred to the great power of this criminal a…