Peru Police Destroy US$394,000 of Illegal Gold Gear
Peruvian police destroyed an excavator and five illegal gold camps worth about US$394,000 on the Tambopata River in Puno on 8 October. The post Peru Police Destroy US$394,000 of Illegal Gold Gear appeared first on The Rio Times .
Peru's National Police, through its Regional Intelligence Division in Puno, destroyed nearly half a million dollars worth of illegal gold-mining equipment near the Tambopata River on Thursday 8 October 2026. The operation targeted a suspected criminal band called "Los Reyes del Brillo" but no arrests were made, as workers fled into the forest upon seeing the officers.
The police disabled an excavator and five motorized camps, totaling five suction pumps, five motors, 500 gallons of diesel, five sluices, and other equipment. The equipment's value was estimated at more than S/1.35 million (approximately US$394,000), based on the police report as cited by Ahora. The raid took place in the San Martín de Tambopata sector of the Yanahuaya district, Sandia province, in the Puno region, near the Bahuaja Sonene National Park and the Tambopata National Reserve.
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