Four dredgers used for illegal mining in the Bajo Cauca have been destroyed

The situation remains critical in the Lower Cauca Antioquia in the name of mining strike which has been taking place since Thursday, March 2, when workers in this sector began to demonstrate against government measures against illegal activities.

During an operation carried out by the authorities, four dredgers that were used for illegal mining in the sub-region were destroyed, where the Iván Velásquez, Minister of Defensewho funded the gulf clan commit crimes in the municipalities where it is present.

The criminal group had already been charged by the Governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviriato infiltrate the miners’ strike since it began and President Gustavo Petro He warned that if this statement is confirmed, he will not be willing to enter into a peace dialogue.

In one Army operation with national police burned four be drawn which have been used for illegal mining in the Lower Caucawhere videos of how the flames destroyed these structures were recorded in front of the inhabitants and the workers who lived there.

Iván Velásquez, Minister of Defensepublished on his Twitter account some of the recordings of what happened in the northeast of Antioquia and assured that these devices “feed the finances of the Clan del Golfo”, a group accused of being at the origin of the miners’ strike.

During the operation, the intervention of the Mobile anti-riot squad (Esmad) due to clashes with various protesters, who tried in various ways to stop the dredgers from burning, but ultimately the acts of violence did not escalate.

The newspaper the herald of Barranquilla stressed that this measure meant a blow to illegal mining in the Lower Caucawhere the finances of the gulf clan for this criminal activity amount to nearly 1,000 million pesos.

He President Gustavo Petro responded to the accusations made by the Governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviriaon the possible infiltration of gulf clan to the miners’ strike during these 10 days of demonstrations and violent acts, where the workers confronted the Force Publique.

“During the night of this Friday, this criminal group was in different municipalities forcing young people to get into dump trucks to go to the strike sites. It has been recorded and we have proof of it,” said the president of the department, quoted by the magazine. Week.

Faced with these statements, the Head of State warned that he would not open a dialogue with the criminal group if Governor Gaviria’s words were confirmed: “If the Gulf clan is behind the blockades, then they don’t want not peace as they said.

The magazine Week revealed a series of audios and WhatsApp chats about the threats made by the gulf clan against the inhabitants of Lower Caucawhere it is obvious that they are forcing the young people to join the demonstrations and asking the truckers to join the miners’ strike.

“You collaborate and we collaborate, but if you don’t want to, you son of a bitch, there in the parking lot, we will burn it”, is one of the sentences that the media pointed out, as well as the orders of subordinates who led the riots so that they would not open any establishments.

“Good morning, gentlemen, area and urban commanders, nothing should be open today, nothing is nothing, all businesses must close to support the strike. Order from superiors. Note from Mr. 115″, was seen in one of the WhatsApp chat messages.

Another part that the media showed is the surveillance that the members of the Clan del Golfo had to do under these orders: “Good evening urban and zone commanders, by order of the gentlemen, the report will be every two hours to find out what happened and if the situation is ‘critical’ (…) the order is to speak to the companies so that they support the strike because they all live from the mine”.