Colombian police arrest suspect in Peru mine workers' killings

Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.

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Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, whose alias is "Cuchillo" (knife), was arrested in the city of Medellin in a joint operation between the two countries and Interpol, according to Peru's interior ministry and Colombian police.

The bodies of the miners were recovered on 4 May from a tunnel at a mine in the Pataz district of Peru.

A lawyer for Mr Diaz has denied his involvement in the killings.

Peru is one of the largest gold producers in Latin America and has seen a surge in violence from illegal miners and organised criminal gangs.