The incident has shone a spotlight on the activities of criminal gangs in Pataz. The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week. President Boluarte said that the armed forces would take "full control of La Poderosa mining area". It added that the state of emergency which has been in effect in the province since February 2024 had had little effect. The 13 men whose bodies were found on Sunday were employed by a subcontractor, R&R, which worked at La Poderosa's mine.