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Colombia and Ecuador destroy five illegal gold mining structures in Nariño

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Troops from the Medium Cavalry Group No. 3 of Brigade 23, in coordination with the Ecuadorian Army and with police support, destroyed five makeshift structures used for illegal mining in the Telpi village, Ricaurte municipality, in the coastal foothills of Nariño. According to military intelligence, they would be used by the Iván Ríos structure and the Raúl Morales mobile column. The infrastructure is valued at about 150 million pesos and its extraction capacity is estimated at 20 kilos of gold per month.

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  • A binational operation between Colombia and Ecuador destroyed five illegal mining structures in the Telpi village, Ricaurte (Nariño).
  • Authorities disabled 83 sacks of gold-bearing material, 37 gallons of sulfuric acid and 210 sacks of inactive coal, among other items.
  • The destroyed infrastructure is valued at close to 150 million pesos.
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