Reports of seven-foot flying aliens that "ate faces" in Peru seems prone to have been a hoax.

A brand new report from the Daily Mail reveals that what the villagers thought have been the 'pelacaras,' (the face eaters) have been really members of an unlawful gold mining syndicate hailing from completely different components of Central and South America.

Amongst the syndicates are the 'O Primeiro Comando da Capital,' from Brazil, Colombia's 'Clan del Golfo,' and the FARC. 

Peruvian officers made the announcement after they have been known as to the realm earlier this month after receiving stories of being below assault by the villagers of the small city close to the Nanay River.

These "gold mafia" teams have been ejected from their very own nations by their respective militaries, in response to Peruvian officers, and have now descended on Peru to hunt for gold illegally.

The mining cartels have already destroyed greater than 110 gold dredges and a minimum of 10 prison mining camps. 

The Ikitu inhabitants has largely remained distant, regardless of that space being in an advantageous a part of the nation that enables for in depth gold deposits to build up, making it a literal 'gold rush' for wannabe prospectors. 

But what's unclear is whether or not the Ikitu inhabitants within the space was conscious of those prison actions. 

"They would be using state-of-the-art technology, such as thrusters that allow people to fly," Carlos Castro Quintanilla, the Peruvian authorities's prosecutor investigating the case, stated, per the Mail. 

The unlawful mining gangs are clearly utilizing refined expertise to propel out and in of the realm.

Or, it is doable it was all one massive hoax. 

Peruvian officers are nonetheless investigating, as of this writing.