This operation was carried out in compliance with Decree 1035 of 2024, which enables the Military Forces to destroy yellow machinery used for illegal purposes.
The military operation was carried out in the village of San Antonio de Gurumendy, in López de Micay, due to the environmental damages suffered by the river because of the illegal activity.
With these joint, coordinated and inter-institutional military operations, it was possible to hit the finances of organized armed groups and common crime in the departments of Antioquia and Cau
With the finding and disablement of these mining production units, about 1.3 kilograms of gold and 13.5 tons of Iron sand and minerals will not be extracted monthly.
On the Puré River, the authorities found 16 dredgers that were causing serious environmental damage to the flora and fauna of the area with the indiscriminate dumping of chemicals.
