Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep
- Posted on January 22, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in