Eight people involved in illegal extraction of gold were arrested by the Attorney General Office – Technical Investigation Team, “CTI”. Those individuals would be linked to criminal gangs.
“Illicit exploitation activities were detected by Colombian Air Force units, “FAC”, which immediately warned to “CTI”, pointed out Mrs. Maritza Escobar Baquero, “CTI” National Director
Arrests were made in Limonares village, San Miguel municipality – Sonsón (Antioquia), where, in addition, three backhoes and chemical inputs used for the metal exploitation were seized by authorities.
The individuals under arrest are: Nestor Quiroga, Carlos Mario Oviedes, Martín Duque, Pedro Luis Moya Amaya, Julio César Martínez Linares, Jesus Alberto Betancur Valencia, Norbey González and Omar Luvin Gamboa, who were agreed to accept the facts.
According to investigators, the illegal exploitation would bring to criminal gangs an average monthly 500 million pesos, approximately.