‘Drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping’ : the lawless rush for rare earth minerals in Venezuela

7 novembre 2025 | Words and photographs by Bram Ebus in Bogotá, Colombia
Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with Colombia For months, Brig Gen Rafael Olaya Quintero, commander of the Orinoco naval force, has been chasing tin and coltan traffickers across the waterways at (…)
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