Police arrest suspect in investigation of Guiana gendarme killing

French authorities fear the illegal gold extraction is a major source of pollution affecting sensitive water systems. Lucrative, dangerous and damaging. Last year, French authorities carried out more than 1,000 patrols in the Guiana forest against illegal gold mining operations, seizing 59 kilograms of mercury and five kilograms of gold, according to a report from local authorities. read more... https://www.modernghana.com/news/1223723/police-arrest-suspect-in-investigation-of-guiana.html