The municipal administration has intensified controls to protect the city's western escarpment from illegal mining. So far in 2016, authorities have carried out 11 operations, resulting in the arrest of 27 people. These criminal groups extract construction materials without permits, causing serious damage to ecosystems and environmentally protected areas. Bucaramanga's Secretary of the Interior, Alfonso Pinto Frattali, warned that these illegal …
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The municipal administration has intensified controls to protect the city's western escarpment from illegal mining. So far in 2016, authorities have carried out 11 operations, resulting in the arrest of 27 people. These criminal groups extract construction materials without permits, causing serious damage to ecosystems and environmentally protected areas. Bucaramanga's Secretary of the Interior, Alfonso Pinto Frattali, warned that these illegal …