Overview
- Comando Unificado Pataz carried out the rescue on October 27 at the Gladis Quispe mine in Pueblo Nuevo, Pataz, La Libertad.
- Initial patrols responding to a usurpation complaint encountered gunfire, explosions and burned vehicles linked to illegal-mining groups.
- Specialized units from DIROPESP-GRECCO and the Joint Special Force entered the site, exchanged fire and secured the area.
- All 15 captives were freed without reported injuries and were transferred to DIVPOL Pataz for verification of their condition.
- A post-operation sweep found the mine sealed and evidence including spent casings and explosives, and authorities say the mission advances efforts to reassert state control in the region.