Peruvian president says fight against illegal mining in the Amazon is ongoing

Earlier in the year, his administration launched Operation Mercury in the southeastern Madre de Dios department. The initiative involved the deployment of almost 1,600 people between military, police and prosecution personnel in the Amazonian region. The officers were instructed to destroy illegal mining camps, halt operations and detain gold panners.
read more... http://www.mining.com/peruvian-president-says-fight-illegal-mining-amazon-ongoing/