# Recordings link Boyaca governor to assassinated emerald trafficker

Audio recordings suggest Boyaca Governor Carlos Amaya was close to assassinated emerald trafficker Juan Sebastián Aguilar.

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Audio recordings and videos revealed by Noticias Caracol indicate that assassinated emerald trafficker Juan Sebastián Aguilar, known as 'Pedro Pechuga', had close ties with high-level state officials and the government of Gustavo Petro prior to his death on August 7, 2024. [^1]

In a recording from August 2025, Eduard Rincón and Javier Grajales identified Boyaca Governor Carlos Amaya as being close to the assassinated emerald trafficker Juan Sebastián Aguilar. [^2]

An audio recording released by 'Noticias Caracol' implicates Boyaca Governor Carlos Amaya in a conspiracy involving two assassinated emerald smugglers to infiltrate the government of President Gustavo Petro. [^3]

Eduard Rincón, who is currently under investigation by the Fiscalía for alleged alliances with the Clan del Golfo, stated in the recording that the double murder of 'Pedro Pechuga' and Hernando Sánchez was due to a dispute over a massive emerald robbery within their own company, rather than political motives. [^4]

The conversation was recorded during a breakfast meeting attended by Eduard Rincón, alias 'Boyaco Sinaloa', and Javier Grajales, which was convened by former heads of the National Intelligence Directorate, Jorge Lemus and Ricardo Rey Rosanía. [^5]

According to the declaration, the infiltrator connecting the emerald smugglers and the governor was Sandra Ortiz, who served as presidential counselor for regions under President Petro from May 12, 2023, to May 6, 2024. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Audio recordings and videos revealed by Noticias Caracol indicate that assassinated emerald trafficker Juan Sebastián Aguilar, known as 'Pedro Pechuga', had close ties with high-level state officials and the government of Gustavo Petro prior to his death on August 7, 2024. (El Colombiano, News)
2. In a recording from August 2025, Eduard Rincón and Javier Grajales identified Boyaca Governor Carlos Amaya as being close to the assassinated emerald trafficker Juan Sebastián Aguilar. (El Colombiano, News)
3. An audio recording released by 'Noticias Caracol' implicates Boyaca Governor Carlos Amaya in a conspiracy involving two assassinated emerald smugglers to infiltrate the government of President Gustavo Petro. (Boyacá 7 Días, News)
4. Eduard Rincón, who is currently under investigation by the Fiscalía for alleged alliances with the Clan del Golfo, stated in the recording that the double murder of 'Pedro Pechuga' and Hernando Sánchez was due to a dispute over a massive emerald robbery within their own company, rather than political motives. (El Colombiano, News)
5. The conversation was recorded during a breakfast meeting attended by Eduard Rincón, alias 'Boyaco Sinaloa', and Javier Grajales, which was convened by former heads of the National Intelligence Directorate, Jorge Lemus and Ricardo Rey Rosanía. (El Colombiano, News)
6. According to the declaration, the infiltrator connecting the emerald smugglers and the governor was Sandra Ortiz, who served as presidential counselor for regions under President Petro from May 12, 2023, to May 6, 2024. (Boyacá 7 Días, News)

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