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Three killed in New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Peru
The attack reflects ongoing criminal gang conflicts over control of informal gold mining, with three dead and seven missing, local officials said.
- LIMA, Jan 1 — At least three people were killed and seven are missing after a New Year's Eve attack on informal miners, Pataz Mayor Aldo Marino said, near Vijus in Pataz district, La Libertad.
- Peru's government extended REINFO permits in December for a fifth year, amid thousands exploited by illegal miners and criminal gangs stealing output in Pataz province.
- Local prosecutors reported recovering 11 shell casings and launched an investigation, while Poderosa's security personnel said the people likely entered illegally after hearing gunshots.
- Authorities have arrested two people in the wake of Wednesday's incident, and police said an investigation is under way while government officials were not available to comment.
- Economically, Peru exported $15.5 billion in gold in 2024 and the July suspension removed about 50,000 miners while allowing just over 30,000 to continue amid about 40% illicit trade.
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Three people were killed in an attempt to attack a gold mine in northern Peru on New Year's Eve, announced on Thursday...
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Three killed in New Year’s Eve attack on informal miners in Peru
At least three people were killed in a New Year’s Eve attack on informal miners in Pataz district in northern Peru, local authorities and a mining firm said on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on small-scale gold miners in the Andean nation.
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Three killed in New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Peru
At least three people were killed in a New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Pataz district in northern Peru, local authorities and a mining firm said on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on small-scale gold miners in the Andean nation.
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