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Military Forces and environmental entities dismantle illegal mine in Cundinamarca
Military Forces and environmental entities dismantle illegal mine in Cundinamarca
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus PlanThe National Army, together with the Colombian Aerospace Force, the National Police and the Regional Autonomous Corporation (CAR), dealt a heavy blow to the illicit finances derived from illegal mineral extraction in the department of Cundinamarca.
Joint intervention in Lenguazaque
The inter-agency operation was led by troops from the 13th Medium Cavalry Group TequendamaThe Thirteenth Brigade of the National ArmyThe event took place in the Ramada Flores village, in the municipality of Lenguazaquewhere a plant was closed down. undermine type mine used for illegal coal mining.
As a result of this action, the extraction of approximately 700 tons of coal per monthwith an estimated value of 380 million pesosThe resources that would have strengthened the economies of organized crime groups.
Captures and disruption of criminal infrastructure
During the procedure, the following were caught in flagrante delicto two peoplewho would face charges of illicit exploitation of renewable natural resources. In addition, an infrastructure valued at 700 million pesosThis directly affects the operational and logistical capacity of criminal structures in the area.
Mitigation of environmental damage
In addition to the economic impact, the intervention made it possible to curb the serious environmental damage generated by illegal logging, which had resulted in deforestation and contamination of water sources, soil and air. According to technical estimates, the total recovery of the affected ecosystems will require could take up to 40 years.
Commitment to safety and the environment
With these actions, the troops of the Thirteenth Brigade, an organic unit of the Fifth Division of the National Army, in coordination with civilian and environmental entities, ratify their commitment to the protection of natural resourcesthe regional security and the frontal fight against groups that profit illegally in the center of the country.
