Overview
- A citizen tip and military intelligence flagged gunmen who stormed the 2820 work level in Pataz and fired on miners inside the site.
- The unified command of soldiers and police launched Operation Águila Dorada and exchanged fire with the suspects inside a mine tunnel.
- The attackers fled through the shaft and left behind seven rifles, three shotguns, about 1,500 rounds, and explosives.
- The cache included three FAL rifles with listed serials, three Galils with no numbers, and an R15 marked MSA090540, along with detonators, cord, and a Kevlar helmet.
- No suspects were detained, and security officials and analysts now urge prosecutors, police, and military counterintelligence to trace the weapons’ source and check for possible infiltration of the forces.