Bolivia arrests 10 in Potosí illegal mining operation, environmental risk flagged

Bolivian authorities arrested 10 individuals in Potosí for operating an unregulated mineral processing plant with tailings dams, posing potential contamination threats to local water resources. The arrests signal enforcement against informal mining, but the scale of environmental damage and regulatory gaps remain unclear.

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