Current location:entertainment >>
Indigenous group detains 12 alleged gold miners in Amazon and hands them over to Brazilian police
entertainment2819People have gathered around
IntroductionSAO PAULO (AP) — An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for all ...
SAO PAULO (AP) — An Indigenous group in Brazil said Wednesday its members detained 12 people for allegedly mining illegally in the Amazon and handed them over to police.
The non-profit Urihi Associação Yanomami said in a statement that the incident took place Tuesday in the northern state of Roraima, which borders Venezuela. The organization said its move was aimed at avoiding the risk of water contamination by mercury in mining.
Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Ministry confirmed that a dozen alleged miners, including 10 men and two women, were in police custody.
The Yanomami group filmed some of its members carrying bows and shotguns as they took the alleged miners to police. The detainees did not make comments in the video. The Associated Press could not find a spokesperson for them.
The Yanomami community is the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe living in relative isolation, and many of its members are contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to Brazil’s top public health institute.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Curve news portal”。http://papuanewguinea.prpsystems.net/content-14e999001.html
Related articles
Guardians ruin Francisco Lindor's Cleveland homecoming, trip Mets 3
entertainmentCLEVELAND (AP) — Ben Lively had another solid start, David Fry drove in two early runs and the Cleve ...
Read moreIPL form barely considered for India T20 World Cup squad, skipper Sharma says
entertainmentMUMBAI, India (AP) — Captain Rohit Sharma says current Indian Premier League form was hardly a facto ...
Read moreChinese embassy urges US, UK and Australia to stop forming exclusionary blocs
entertainmentThe Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday voiced firm opposition to the United State ...
Read more
Popular articles
- How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 5/20/2024
- CONCACAF Champions Cup final moved to June 1 to avoid conflict with Mexican elections
- Jeremiah Manele elected as Solomon Islands' new PM: Governor General
- Iran condemns sanctions by US, Britain, Canada
- Seoul AI summit opens with companies including Google, Meta, OpenAI pledging to develop AI safely
- Frat boys at UNC Chapel Hill surround American flag in protection as pro Palestine mob runs wild
Latest articles
Scheffler back to work at Colonial and Stricker returns to Senior PGA in Michigan
Trump reveals exactly what he'll do if he loses the 2024 presidential election
Wisconsin tries to regain supremacy in the trenches under its 4th O
China extends tariff exemptions on certain US goods until Nov. 30
What to stream: Lenny Kravitz, South Park, 'Dune: Part 2'
Police in Fort Worth say four children are among six people wounded in a drive
LINKS
- Sue Bird says joining ownership group of the Seattle Storm felt inevitable
- Jaguars pick up fifth
- Bucks and 76ers, who had high expectations this season, face early elimination Tuesday in Game 5s
- Congress honors deceased Korean War hero with lying in honor ceremony
- Revealed: Billy Vunipola was TEETOTAL for almost two years
- Suspected al
- Patriots' Christian Barmore agrees to 4
- Belarus labels German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle ‘extremist,’ bans activities in the country
- Arizona rancher accused of fatal shooting will not be retried, prosecutors say
- Deepfake of principal's voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm