A video attributed to the ELN's Darío Ramírez Castro War Front circulated on social media May 17, featuring a spokesperson threatening miners in Antioquia with military targeting if they refuse extortion payments. The message, directed at mine owners and operators in Bajo Cauca and Northern Antioquia, also demands recognition of ELN-imposed taxes over those of rival groups like the Gulf Clan. The threat coincides with intensifying territorial disputes among multiple armed groups competing for control of illegal gold mining operations and drug trafficking routes through the region.