Overview
- CUPAZ, integrating the Armed Forces and National Police, executed Operation Atoq in the Vijus annex of Pataz under a declared state of emergency.
- Troops destroyed an artisanal processing plant and equipment including 20 mills, generators, pumps and cyanidation pools, with assets valued at S/628,900.
- Authorities detained nine suspects and collected chemical samples for forensic analysis before transferring the case to the Public Ministry.
- The Interior Ministry said the 13-hour raid targeted the logistical structure of a criminal group that exploited gold and intimidated residents.
- Officials reported a soldier from Anti-Terrorist Battalion No. 42 was killed during the operations, and commanders pledged continued interventions under the CUPAZ strategy.