In that area, twelve members of the FARC dissidents have been captured.
After the mayor of Arauca, Juan Qüenza,ensure that what is happening in that area with illegal armed groups is the fault of President Gustavo Petro for allowing illegal groups to seize the regionthe National Army Command rejected the statements.
Qüenza has expressed concern for safety and financial limitations of the municipality.
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The Army, meanwhile, recalled that In Arauca, twelve members of the FARC dissidents have been captured27 ELN members and four guerrillas have been neutralized, including alias ‘Mico’, indicated for the extortion and recruitment of minors.
The institution too He clarified that the acquisition of motorcycles for the public force was carried out with resources from the Territorial Fund of Citizen Security and Coexistence (FONSET), as approved in the Public Order Committee of the Mayor’s Office of Arauca, and not with money that the local president had delivered.
The tension between local authorities and military forces It is recorded before in a context of growing concern for security in Arauca, where Mayor Qüenza has come to request drastic measures.
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At present, the armed conflict in Arauca is characterized by the dispute between the ELN guerrillas and the dissidents of the FARC For the control of drug trafficking corridors and the oil industry, the most important economic activity of the department.
The mayor of the city of Arauca has been constantly asking To the military forces and the National Police support to try to control the deployment of illegal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking.
Source: Integrated information system
