The commander of the tenth army brigade said that war and communications material was also seized.
In the midst of military operations, troops of the Tenth Army Brigade achieved the submission of seven members of the sub -structure Francisco José Morelo Peñate of the Gulf Clan, indicated to extort and threaten peasants and merchants in Cesar.
These intelligence operations were given within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus campaign planin a joint work between the National Army, with troops attached to the tenth brigade, the Attorney General’s Office and the National Police.
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“This result It was possible thanks to permanent military actions and the institutional pressure that troops maintained in the area, which forced these men to abandon their criminal intentions and surrender to the authorities, “he explained General Jorge Ricardo Hernández Vargas, commander of the tenth brigade.
The general also pointed out that War material and communications were also seized while making a call for these criminals to demobilize.
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“In parallel, these people delivered War, Intendance and Communications materialsignificantly weakening the criminal capacity of said structure. The National Army calls on those who are part of these organized armed groups so that they meet justice and find in submission an opportunity to return to society and meet their families, ” General Hernández Vargas said.
The army emphasized that these operational are crucial to dismantle these criminal groups that instrumentalize the civilian population, extort and threaten them.
“The National Army and the National Police will continue to execute forceful military operations, working in an articulated manner with the other state institutions, to neutralize the intentions of organized armed groups and guarantee security, defense and tranquility in this region of the north of the country, “said the commander of the tenth brigade.
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