16-05-2025
Peru says suspect in miner killings arrested in Colombia
Peru's interior ministry said on Thursday a suspect in the killing of 13 miners in the northern district of Pataz has been arrested in Colombia.
The ministry said in a post on X the arrest of Miguel Rodriguez, alias 'Cuchillo' or 'Knife', was the result of extensive intelligence work and co-ordination between the Peruvian and Colombian National police and Interpol.
Earlier this month, workers at a gold mine in northern Peru were kidnapped and murdered by illegal miners allied with criminal groups, according to police and industry sources, among a wave of violence over control of the area which has forced the government to establish a military facility there.
