Peru authorities seize gold and destroy illegal mining assets

Peruvian authorities have conducted several operations targeting illegal mining and money laundering. In Lima, the Second Transitional Provincial Prosecutor's Office for Asset Forfeiture recovered two gold bars valued at approximately S/ 1,635,496. These assets, weighing 5.25 kg and 5.95 kg, were linked to the company Reginub E. I. R. L. between February 2020 and July 2021. Prosecutors determined the company lacked the financial resources to justify the acquisition of these metals, linking the assets to money laundering through the concealment of illicitly obtained goods.

In other regions, the Prosecutor's Office in Puno seized a 5.31 kg gold ingot valued at over US$ 600,000 that was intended for export. Additionally, an operation in Madre de Dios resulted in the destruction of illegal mining equipment and materials valued at more than S/ 8 million. Nation Prosecutor Tomás Gálvez also supervised a major operation against illegal mining activities within the Tambopata National Reserve.