The authorities found a total of 53 weapons long and short -range, 99 suppliers and more than 14,000 cartridges.
Explosive soldier in rural area of Jamundí, Valle del Cauca.
Army troops through Operation Catatumbo gave a strong blow to the structures of the FARC dissidents in the municipality of Bucarasica in Norte de Santander.
Major General Giovanny Rodríguez León Commander of the Second Army Division said that with the help of the National Police And the support of the Prosecutor’s Office was strongly affecting the Gaor 33 organized armed group, when locating in the municipality of Bucarasica an illegal deposit, where the illegal structure maintained abundant war material, supplies for the preparation of explosives and material of Intendencia.
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Likewise, the general said, that in the illegal deposit the troops of the campaign artillery battalion No. 30 found a total of 53 weapons long and short range, 99 suppliers, more than 14,000 cartridges of different calibers, material that was made available to the competent authority.
“Locating and dismantling this place reaffirms the commitment to protect the civilian population and free it from the criminal actions of this armed group orGreen in the Catatumbo region, “said General Giovanny Rodríguez León Commander of the Second Division of the Army.
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Likewise, on January 29 the authorities located more than 2,600 explosive artifacts left by alleged members of the ELN In different parts of the general area of the municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander, they were deactivated in a controlled manner.
While in the municipality of Ábrego, Norte de Santander, the Army captured an alleged member of the terrorism support network of the organized armed group (GAO) Eln, dedicated to the collection of extortion.
The subject was captured in flagrance, for the alleged crime of extortion; I had the sum of one million pesos in cash and receipts from bank consignments for more than five million pesos, apparently product of extortion charged in the name of the armed group.
Source: Integrated system
