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Raids on Illegal Mining Camps Target Brothels

Photos by Rodrigo Abd In one of the biggest such raids yet, police and soldiers destroyed scores of illegal gold mining camps in Peru’s Madre de Dios region this week.

Posted byAP Images TeamFebruary 26, 2016September 15, 2016Posted inFeatured Photographer, Feb 2016 - 2, NewsTags:Gold Mining, illegal mining, La Pampa, Peru, police raid, Rodrigo AbdLeave a comment on Raids on Illegal Mining Camps Target Brothels

Peru Illegal Mining Raid

Photos by Rodrigo Abd Patricia Quispe sat sullen on a black suitcase outside a dismantled mining camp, nursing her baby son and waiting for her husband, who was among 41 wildcat gold miners arrested in Peru’s latest crackdown on illegal mining in the Amazon.

Posted byAP Images TeamAugust 14, 2015September 19, 2016Posted inAug 2015 - 1, NewsTags:illegal mining, La Pampa, Madre de Dios, Mining, Peru, Rodrigo Abd2 Comments on Peru Illegal Mining Raid

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