At least 14 killed and seven injured in landslide at illegal gold mine in Colombia
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At least 14 people were killed and seven injured in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia’s Nariño region. The area is an illegal-mining hotspot where armed groups reportedly control clandestine gold trading and also engage in drug trafficking and extortion.
Armed groups in Narino, an illegal mining hotspot on the border with Ecuador, control the clandestine gold trade as well as trafficking drugs and engaging in extortion.
World Security Conflict Markets Commodities Colombia Nariño illegal gold mine landslide armed groups gold trafficking fatalities