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Some 5,000 demonstrators put up roadblocks in Puerto Maldonado...demanding repeal of a law against illegal gold mining.
Illegal miners would face 4 to 10 years in prison.
Protesters claim the new law requiring permits will put them out of work.
The government wants to reduce rampant mercury pollution...and Amazon destruction from illegal miners.
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