In a military operation National Army confirmed the death in combat of eight people who were part of an illegal armed group known as the first structure “Armando Ríos Front” of the FARC dissidents which is present in the south of the country.
The military actions were carried out by the special forces of the Army, in the midst of the development of an operation called ‘Jupiter’, in the village of Santa Rita del Municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, in the department of Caquetá.
Diego Molano, Minister of Defensehad anticipated on his Twitter account the launch of the offensive against this illegal group, which had been taking place since the early hours of last Saturday.
“Our Public Force has carried out operations against the Front First of the FARC dissidents in Caquetá and GuaviareMolano posted.
RCN Mundo learned that the authorities of Police and the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office They are already in the area carrying out the work of fully identifying the people who died in these actions by the public force.
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During the operation, important war material was seized, such as: long-range rifle-type weapons, short-range pistol-type weapons, various suppliers, grenades and booby traps.
In addition to special material, such as geopositioners, base radios and scanner radios, which was used by the members of the illegal group for their mobilization in this area of Caquetá, seeking to evade the controls of the military authorities that are in the area. There was also a seizure of drones that add to an informative material and communications, among which laptops, hard drives, cell phones and USB sticks stand out.
