Alias ’Veneno’, accused of coordinating terrorist attacks in Cauca, Valle and Cali, was killed in a joint operation by the Public Force.
The authorities killed Jhon James Ararat, alias ‘Veneno’, one of the main leaders of the ‘Jaime Martínez’ front of the FARC dissidents in the rural area of Buenos Aires, Cauca.
The authorities confirmed the death of Jhon James Ararat, alias ‘Veneno’, one of the main leaders of the ‘Jaime Martínez’ front of the FARC dissidents, during an operation carried out in a rural area of the municipality of Buenos Airesdepartment of Cauca.
According to the official report, alias ‘Veneno’ was in charge of plan and execute terrorist attacks against the Public Force in the southwest of the country.
Alias ’Venom’ He had a criminal record of more than 15 years, and currently He was one of alias ‘Marlon’s trusted menone of the main leaders of the FARC dissidents led by aliases ‘Iván Mordisco’ and for whom the National Government offers a reward of more than 4,000 million pesos.
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The closeness with alias ‘Marlon’ positioned ‘Veneno’ as a key actor within the criminal structurewith operational influence in the municipalities of northern Cauca and southern Valle, including Cali, where he allegedly perpetrated terrorist attacks against the Public Force and civil society.
Through your X account, the mayor of Cali, Alejandro Edercelebrated the result of the offensive by the Police, the Air Force and the Prosecutor’s Office against said illegal armed group that has put security in ‘check’ of the city.
“In this operation where it was possible to neutralize alias ‘Veneno’, our @PoliciaCali units participated, which had a decisive role to achieve this result in the fight against criminals that are affecting the security of the Cali people with their terrorist acts. I want to highlight the coordinated work between the @PoliciaColombia, the @FuerzaAereaCol and the @FiscaliaCol, which allowed this hard blow against the criminal structure of ‘Jaime Martínez’, in the north of Cauca,” he wrote.
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Criminal career
Intelligence investigations indicate that alias ‘Veneno’ would be related to multiple attacks perpetrated during the last two years in rural areas of Cauca and Valle del Caucaas well as in violent actions within Cali.
His criminal history was over 15 years oldperiod in which he joined the Sixth Front of the extinct FARC. Although he initially participated in the peace process, In 2020 he took up arms and assumed leadership of finances of the ‘Jaime Martínez’ structure.
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Furthermore, he was in charge train new members of the dissidents in the use of drones and the manufacture of explosive devices, for carrying out terrorist attacks.
The National Government highlighted that This operation represents a significant blow to the offensive capacity of the ‘Jaime Martínez’ front of the FARC dissidents, an illegal armed group that commits crimes in southwestern Colombia.
Source: Integrated Information System
