The Colombian Navy, in development of joint operations with the National Army and in coordination with the Technical Investigation Corps – CTI of the Attorney General's Office, reported the finding of six dredges on the Cauca River in the department of Antioquia.
The operation was carried out in the area of the Caucasia municipality, on the Cauca River, where 12 individuals were found by troops in flagrante delicto; six diver-type suction dredges were seized, which were being used for illegal mining in this area of the department. The individuals did not present the legal documentation of the dredges, nor the permits to carry out the mining exploitation.
The 12 individuals were taken to the municipality of Caucasia to the facilities of the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps), for the process of prosecution for the crime of illicit exploitation of mining deposits and other minerals, according to the provisions of Article No. 388 of the Colombian penal code.
Source: Press - Navy of Colombia
