Crime ❯ Organized Crime

Illegal Mining

Violence Human Trafficking Environmental Crime Corruption Law Enforcement Government Response Economic Impact Gang Violence Hostage Situations Drug Trafficking

Landslide Buries Miners at Artisanal Gold Mine in Central African Republic

Ongoing searches face shrinking chances of survivors and expose chronic safety failures in informal cross-border gold mining.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Gives Congress Two Years to Regulate Mining on Indigenous Land

Peru Extends Emergency Powers in Pataz and Parts of Loreto

Violent Clashes During Raids Highlight Failure to Curb Peru’s Informal Mining

Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Amazon Gold Mining With Arrests and Major Seizures

Explosive Attack on Minera Poderosa’s Santa María Office Injures Two

Costa Rica President Evacuated After Blast During Visit to Illegal Mining Zone

Peru Forces Seize War-Grade Arms and Arrest Suspects in Pataz Mine Raids

Peru Extends Multiple 60‑Day States of Emergency to Fight Crime and Finish Rain Response

Peru Troops and Police Seize Military-Grade Arsenal in Pataz Mine Raid

68 Detained as Peru Joint Task Force Seizes War-Grade Arsenal in Pataz Raid

Peruvian Forces Destroy S/2.3 Million in Illegal Mining Gear in Madre de Dios

Peru Voters Press Candidates to Confront Illegal Mining Ahead of the 2026 Vote

Manhunt in Johannesburg After Sibanye-Stillwater Lawyer Is Killed Outside CCMA

South Africa Details Year-Long Army Support to Back Police in Crime Hotspots

Eastern Cape Added as Government Finalizes SANDF Deployment Within 10 Days

Peru’s Joint Forces Free 29 Miners in Pataz Raid as Captors Flee Into Sanone Mine

Peru Forces Rescue 29 Miners in Pataz as Police Break Up Extortion Gangs Across Lima

Peru Bill Would Add Illegal Mining to Congress’s ‘Empty Chair’ Sanction

ED Seizes Rs 2.63 Crore in Odisha Raids on Illegal Mining Syndicate