{"id":2231,"date":"2025-05-20T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defensanews.com\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:52:25","slug":"fuerzas-militares-y-entidades-ambientales-desmantelan-mina-ilegal-en-cundinamarca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defensanews.com\/en\/military-forces-and-environmental-entities-dismantle-illegal-mine-in-cundinamarca\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Forces and environmental entities dismantle illegal mine in Cundinamarca"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Plan<\/strong>The 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<\/strong> in the department of Cundinamarca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint intervention in Lenguazaque<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The inter-agency operation was led by troops from the 13th Medium Cavalry Group Tequendama<\/strong>The Thirteenth Brigade of the National Army<\/strong>The event took place in the Ramada Flores village, in the municipality of Lenguazaque<\/strong>where a plant was closed down. undermine type mine<\/strong> used for illegal coal mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of this action, the extraction of approximately 700 tons of coal per month<\/strong>with an estimated value of 380 million pesos<\/strong>The resources that would have strengthened the economies of organized crime groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Captures and disruption of criminal infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the procedure, the following were caught in flagrante delicto two people<\/strong>who would face charges of illicit exploitation of renewable natural resources<\/strong>. In addition, an infrastructure valued at 700 million pesos<\/strong>This directly affects the operational and logistical capacity of criminal structures in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitigation of environmental damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the economic impact, the intervention made it possible to curb the serious environmental damage<\/strong> 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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commitment to safety and the environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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 resources<\/strong>the regional security<\/strong> and the frontal fight against groups that profit illegally in the center of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#EsNews<\/a> The capture of two people for the alleged crime of illegal exploitation of renewable natural resources, during a joint, coordinated and interagency operation between the Medium Cavalry Group No. 13 Tequendama of the #Brigade13<\/a> the @FuerzaAereaCol<\/a>... pic.twitter.com\/u02xbbJQL6N<\/a><\/p>- Fifth Division of the National Army (@Ejercito_Div5) May 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>