The operation was called ‘Xamundí’, which began to develop from the mountains of the municipality of Jamundí, to intervene especially in the rural area where crime occurs structure Jaime Martínez of the Central General Staff of the FARC.
This armed group is responsible for the five attacks recorded in this town in the last two weeks, the most recent being the one that occurred last Friday, November 15, in the El Dorado neighborhood.
General Federico Mejía, commander of the Third Division of the Army, highlighted that, In the municipality, the troops will follow in the footsteps of the successful ‘Perseo’ operation, carried out in the town of El Plateadoin Argelia, Cauca, since from the mountains the dissidents generate greater pressure on the community.
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“We have taken the lessons learned from Operation Perseus and it is that military and social component that we are trying to implement in Jamundí, It is called Xamundí, which means warrior of the regions, it is a comprehensive strategy designed to strengthen the presence of the State and guarantee the protection of its inhabitants,” explained the general.
More than 90 members of the National Police and the Army have been deployed to reinforce security and dismantle illegal structures that operate in the territory.
In fact, The operation has already had some reactions from the armed group, where two dissidents died and five more were injured. when they installed a minefield.
“We were doing some flyovers with the ghost planewe brought in some troops for some operations that were being carried out against the three ringleaders, including alias ‘Villa’, But due to the harassment of the troops, they decided to place a minefield on us and when they were installing it, it exploded.“said the officer.
For her part, the mayor of Jamundí, Paola Castillo, expressed her gratitude for the support received, “This operation represents a joint effort to return Jamundí to the security that its people deserve. Our commitment is to continue managing the necessary resources and support to guarantee the effectiveness of these actions.”
Jamundí will be armored with police, security cameras and motorcycles
With the arrival of 48 police officers, 37 surveillance cameras and 60 motorcyclesthe security of Jamundí will be completed, as announced by Governor Dilian Francisca Toro, who toured the sectors affected in recent days by attacks with explosives by illegal armed groups.
The president called on the President of the Republic to be present in this municipality.
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“We will be with the mayor at the Ministry of the Interior, where we are going to sign the agreement so that there are 37 security cameras in the municipalitywhere we, the mayor and the Government, provided co-financing and the Ministry provided other resources. But the presence of President Gustavo Petro is necessary, So that the security council can know first-hand the situation in this town, we want more of them to accompany us,” said the president.
With this operation It is also expected to recover territorial control in the Naya region, whose passage between Jamundí and the department of Cauca, It has been enabled by the same dissidents with an illegal highway, to facilitate the trafficking of cocaine and illegal mining to the Pacific.
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