Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep

Mongabay
Jan 22, 2026, 7:05 pm189 pts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday. The operation was backed by Interpol — the…

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