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Illegal gold mining profits for rebels in Colombia five times larger than cocaine

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2013 | 12:25 pm Energy Precious Metals Europe Latin America Coal Gold Silver 

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and a new generation of drug gangs (known locally as “Bacrims”) are increasingly turning to gold mining to finance their terrorist acts, confirmed Colonel Hector Paez, acting director of the country’s rural police...

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