The drug is valued at 16,000 million pesos. The leaders of this ELN group in Santander are in Venezuela, Colombian sources say
In an operation in Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, troops from the Colombian Army and the Command against Drug Trafficking and Transnational Threats (Conat) destroyed a laboratory for the processing of cocaine hydrochloride, where 3,055 kilos of this drug belonging to the Army were seized. of National Liberation (ELN).
The authorities pointed out that the operation prevents 16,000 million pesos from reaching the guerrillas; reviewed Time.
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«A new result of our frontal fight against drug trafficking. In Tibú, Norte de Santander, a laboratory for the processing of cocaine hydrochloride was destroyed, where 3,055 kilos of this drug belonging to the GAO ELN were seized in front of ‘Juan Fernando Porras,'” tweeted President Iván Duque.
A new result of our frontal fight against drug trafficking. In Tibú, Norte de Santander, a laboratory for the processing of cocaine hydrochloride was destroyed, where 3,055 kilos of this drug belonging to the GAO ELN were seized in front of ‘Juan Fernando Porras’. pic.twitter.com/2T2N1yvL8g
– Ivan Duke ?? (@IvanDuque) April 16, 2022
The Conat, an elite force made up of 7,000 men, was activated by President Duque in February of last year.
The drug belongs to the ELN front that is present in Norte de Santander and whose leaders are in Venezuelan territory; according to indications from Colombia.
Guerilla in Venezuela
The Colombian government has insisted for several years that the ELN guerrilla leaders live in Venezuela under the protection of the government of Nicolás Maduro.
“The leaders of the ELN receive medical attention in Venezuela, they have roots in that country, they are holders of bank accounts, they launder money, they do tourism and they have properties there without the authorities doing anything at all,” the minister of security said at a press conference. Defense, Guillermo Botero, last September 2019.
in hard work #againstdrugtrafficking of troops of the #CONATwith @Army_Div2, @ForceAereaCol Y @PoliceColombiaa heavy blow was dealt to the illicit economy of the ELN, in #North of Santanderwith the seizure of around 3 tons of narcotics #HomelandHonorLoyalty pic.twitter.com/5jvoQfoZae
– Gen. Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro Altamiranda (@COMANDANTE_EJC) April 16, 2022
No arrests of the ELN
“This complex would be valued at more than four million dollars, money with which these illegal groups seek to illegally finance weapons to attack the Public Force and the civilian population,” the Army said.
According to official information, no arrests were made in the operation.
General Fabio Caro Cancelado, Commander of the Specific Command of Norte de Santander, said that the money from the purchase of this drug was going to be used for the purchase of explosives, among others.
Norte de Santander, whose capital is the city of Cúcuta, has an area of 22,130 km², equivalent to 1.91% of the national territory. It limits to the north and east with Venezuela, to the south with the departments of Boyacá and Santander. It is one of the most complex departments in Colombia: four illegal armed structures converge in it: ‘Clan del Golfo’, ELN, EPL, GAPF.
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