Massive Amazon raids disrupt illegal mining, logging, and wildlife trafficking networks

Massive Amazon raids disrupt illegal mining, logging, and wildlife trafficking networks

More than 1,500 officers from four countries carried out sweeping raids in the Amazon Basin, arresting 94 people and seizing over $64 million in assets linked to environmental crime.Steven Grattan reports for The Associated Press.In short:Operation Green Shield, led by the United Arab Emirates and coordinated through a climate-focused law enforcement initiative, targeted illegal resource extraction and trafficking across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuado…