Walka z nielegalnymi kopalniami złota w Gujanie Francuskiej - AFP

Soldiers walk next to a dugout canoe as part of the Harpie operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fight against ille...

Soldiers sail in a dugout canoe as part of the Harpie operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fight against illegal g...

Members of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) just caught three illegal gold panners intercepted on a path in the jungle as part of the Harpie Op...

Soldiers unload a quad on January 20, 2019 at the base of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) at Saint-Jean-du-Maroni, French Guiana as part of th...

Members of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) just caught three illegal gold panners intercepted on a path in the jungle as part of the Harpie Op...

This picture taken on January 20, 2019 shows a barge used for illegal gold planning along Maroni river in French Guiana. (Photo by Jody AMIET / AFP)

Soldiers sail in dugout canoes as part of the Harpie operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fight against illegal go...

Soldiers sail in a dugout canoe as part of the Harpie Operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fight against illegal g...

Members of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) of the French Guiana armed forces and gendarmes have a briefing before their interventions on diffe...

Soldiers inspect a makeshift shelter during interventions on different underground gold panning sites, along the Maroni river, on January 20, 2019, as...

A soldier inspects an illegal gold panning site along the Maroni river, on January 20, 2019, as part of the Harpie Operation conducted by French Guian...

People disembark dugout canoes to visit a free-service shop along the Maroni river on the Suriname coast side, on January 20, 2019. - These shops are...

A soldier looks at an illegal gold panning site along the Maroni river, on January 20, 2019, as part of the Harpie Operation conducted by French Guian...

A member of the 9th Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) of the French Guiana armed forces speaks with a clandestine gold panner intercepted on a path in t...

Soldiers sail in a dugout canoe on the Maroni River as part of the Harpie Operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fig...

Soldier sails in a dugout canoe on the Maroni River as part of the Harpie Operation conducted by French Guiana Armed Forces (FAG) and gendarmes to fig...