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Brazilian authorities destroyed 277 illegal mining dredges on the Madeira River, dealing an estimated $193 million financial blow to organized crime networks.

The coordinated crackdown, backed by Interpol and multiple countries, represents one of the largest operations against illegal gold mining harming the Amazon.

Authorities plan follow-up investigations to prosecute financiers and ringleaders ahead of COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

BOGOTA, Colombia — Brazilian police backed by Interpol have destroyed hundreds of dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River, in one of the biggest coordinated crackdowns yet on criminal networks operating across the Amazon Basin.

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