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Security & Strategic Review - June 2025
REGION: Massacres highlight threat posed by illegal mining
The danger posed by illegal mining has received renewed attention in Peru and Ecuador following two massacres in late April and early May which left a total of 24 people dead. The Andean region has long suffered from violence associated with criminal mining activity, but the worst bloodshed has generally been associated with Colombia and Venezuela. The attacks in Ecuador and Peru underscored the transnational nature of the problem.
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