Lords of Gold: gangs’ takeover of Peru’s mines

In his latest investigation, Emmanuel Colombié, journalist at Forbidden Stories, reveals the control of gangs over illegal gold mines. In Peru, the gold rush ravages the Amazon forest. In the Madre de Dios department, the Guardianes de la Trocha gang seized La Pampa, a gold-bearing area bordering the Tambopata national reserve, one of the richest regions in biodiversity on the continent. Forbidden Stories and its partner Mongabay Latam reveal how this criminal organization sows terror, silencing all opposition with growing corruption in the country.