In Peru, the bodies of 13 mine company guards previously reported as kidnapped were found in Pataz province. According to Local media, police reports said that the bodies were found bound and blindfolded in a mineshaft, where they were reportedly shot. Mining company La Poderosa said, illegal miners colluding with criminals kidnapped 13 workers who were providing services to an artisanal miner, which attests to the terrible deterioration of security conditions in Pataz. Family members of the victims said they lost contact with the guards on the 27th of last month while they were on duty, and the kidnappers demanded a large sum of money from the mining company in exchange for their release.