Peru advances efforts against illegal mining

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Peru moves into the second phase of Operation Mercurio 2019 against illegal mining, with a ceremony cementing the presence of security forces at ‘high mobility’ bases in the Madre De Dios region to combat illegal mining and other criminal activity.&nbsp;</span></p><p><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201903/06121516quvt.jpg" title="AFP-TV_20190306_FIN_PER_MiningEnvironmental_VID1313855_EN_en.jpg" alt="AFP-TV_20190306_FIN_PER_MiningEnvironmental_VID1313855_EN_en.jpg"/></p><p><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Video source: AFP</span></p>