Illegal gold mining thrives amid soaring prices, fueling crime and conflict globally

 Through secret runways deep in the jungle, drugs and gold are exchanged simultaneously, and gang members armed with AK-47 rifles protect the mining sites. In indigenous villages, malaria, alcohol, and drugs are rampant, with rivers and forests contaminated by mercury being destroyed.

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