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Colombia police have arrested the alleged major suspect in the murder of 13 abducted workers in a Golden mine in a neighboring Peru.
Miguel Antonio Rodriguez Diaz, whose nickname is a “puppy” (knife), was arrested in the city of Medellin in a joint operation between the two countries and Interpol, according to the Interior Ministry of Peru and the Colombian police.
The bodies of the miners were restored on May 4 from a tunnel to Mina in Pataz in Peru.
Diaz’s lawyer denied his involvement in the killings.
Peru is one of the largest gold producers in Latin America and observes a jump in violence from illegal miners and organized criminal gangs.
The 13 men killed in Pataz were sent to face a group that attacked and occupied the mine, but were planted and seized as they tried to regain control of it, the Peruvian authorities said.
D -D Diaz is suspected to have ordered the storming of the entrance to the mine in order to steal gold extracted from miners, The Interior Ministry of Peru is said in a statementS
He is accused of “organized crime, aggravated abduction and aggravated murder,” she added.
A video published by the authorities has shown that he has been detained by an armed police in a busy area of ​​Medellin in the city center.
Colombian police chief Carlos Triana said G -D Diaz was located with the support of the US Immigration and Customs Agency for implementation and was subjected to an Interpol Red.
Peru Ministry of Interior They said they were expecting D -Diaz to be extradited to Peru in the coming days.
La Poderosa, who owns the mine in which the killings took place, earlier said that 39 people with ties to the company were killed by criminal bands in Pataz.
This last attack prompted Peru President Dina Bolurta to impose at night in Pataz and stop the mining activities in a month. Additional police and soldiers were also sent to the region.