The economic impact corresponds to
'This articulation with the institutions and the security organs of the State will allow us to be more forceful against organized crime around the theft of hydrocarbons. We have provided these bodies with figures that show the economic, operational and environmental impacts generated during the last five years, such as the theft of petroleum products and also the impact on the electrical infrastructure,' said the president of
From 2019 to 2023, outlaw groups and common criminals have stolen more than 5.3 million barrels of crude oil and 52 thousand barrels of refined products, in addition to 222 attacks on the hydrocarbon production and transportation infrastructure of the
More than 5,000 illegal connections have been identified in the transport systems, which affected more than 238,000 square meters of land, mainly in the south of the country, in the departments of Putumayo and Narino; in
In the last two years alone, 1,229 infrastructure thefts were recorded: 941 in 2023 and 288 so far in 2024, mainly due to theft of copper cable in the Rubiales, Castilla (Meta) and La Cira Infantas (Barrancabermeja) fields.
Joint actions against crime
The inter-institutional action began to yield results, with the capture of 28 people in the last 8 days, in the departments of Boyaca, Santander, Tolima,
The head of the
In the 'Rio Recio' and 'Moriche' operations, several raids were carried out that allowed the dismantling of criminal groups dedicated to the illegal extraction and commercialization of hydrocarbons, as well as the theft of the company's infrastructure to market it as scrap metal.
With the new strategy and an inter-institutional working agreement, the intelligence work, controls and security devices carried out by the Military Forces and the
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