The smell of chemicals was insupportable. People from Villa del Sur neighborhood in Santander de Quilichao (Cauca) believed that cocaine was being produced there. However, it was not actually the case. Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Team (CTI) from a Local Unit at this municipality discovered that this place was used to produce counterfeit dollars and pesos instead of drugs.

As a result of a home search order issued by a judge, José Rubeiro Gómez Alarcón was arrested for allegedly committing forfeiture of domestic and foreign currency.