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

Officials cast the mission as a step in a sustained push against illegal mining in La Libertad.

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La acción se ejecutó tras labores de inteligencia y la alerta de las rondas campesinas, en una zona afectada por la minería ilegal.

Overview

  • The Comando Unificado Pataz, integrating the Armed Forces and National Police, executed Operation Libertad to rescue workers held inside the Sanone mine in Pueblo Nuevo.
  • Elite units under the Comando Operacional del Norte launched the raid around 10:00 a.m. Thursday after confirming the hostages’ location.
  • Authorities say coordinated intelligence guided the operation, with timely alerts from local rondas campesinas.
  • The armed group retreated deeper into the shaft during the incursion and used explosives to cover its escape.
  • All 29 rescued miners were placed under protection and turned over to police in Alto Pataz, as senior commanders pledged continued actions against illegal mining networks.