In 2020, the two alleged ringleaders of a criminal network dedicated to illegal mining in the ‘Telembí Triangle’ were charged with money laundering and bribery, amongst others. The investigation revealed that the various illegal mining operations extracted up to 2kg of gold a month, which were then legalised through various trading companies. As a result, some of the alleged members of the network had reported a 60 to 110% increase in their income. 12 assets belonging to the two ringleaders were seized – including six properties, a vehicle, a commercial establishment and 4 bank accounts – valued at $6.5 billion COP (approximately $1.6 million USD).