The main suspect for the abduction and murder of thirteen mining workers in the province of Patas in Northern Peru, was arrested on Thursday in Colombia, the Peruvian government said.

‘The alleged villain Miguel Rodriguez Jupiteralso known by the nickname Gossip (ed. ‘knife’)arrested » After a coordinated business “The Peruvian Police, the Colombian Police and the Interpol”made known by the Ministry of the Interior through X.

The Director of the Colombian Police, the General Carlos Trianahe said by X via X that the arrest was made in Medemin ‘With the support’ of US authorities.

“Koutsigio” was arrested on a public road “Powehding of red notice, for the offenses of organized crime, abduction with aggravating circumstances and homicide with aggravating circumstances” Conflict, he added.

The charred corpses of 13 victims found on May 4th in a goldmine gallery.

They worked for a company providing services to Poderosa, a large company in the Peru mines sector, which has been targeted in the targeting of armed groups associated with illegal gold mining.

The Peruvian President Dina Boluarte accused him Miguel Rodriguez Jupiter And he ordered his arrest.

Peru’s economy engine, metal mining is at the heart of tensions in this province, 900 kilometers from Lima, which has been in an emergency since February 2024, due to the force associated with gold fever.

Following the massacre, the government announced a number of emergency measures in the Patas region, one of the thirteen of the homonymous province, including boosting the presence of the Armed Forces and the ban on nightlife.

Peru has been facing a growing wave of blackmail and violent crimes in recent years that has prompted the authorities to declare an emergency situation in various areas of the Andean state.