Police and military security organizations seized war material in the state of Táchira, including 3 kilos of explosives, according to military sources.
One of the procedures was carried out at the San Cristóbal passenger terminal (Táchira) where they seized a Glock 17 caliber, 9 mm pistol, a facsimile, four pistol magazines, an extra long pistol magazine and 70 9 mm cartridges, according to a report. from Detachment 211 of the Bolivarian National Guard to which we had partial access.
The aforementioned material was transported by two members of the Los Compas criminal group: Larry Alfonso Sánchez Flores and Brayan Alexander Calvo González.
Another military procedure was carried out at the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge, on the border between Ureña (Táchira) and Colombia. Carlos Noriega Velásquez was detained at that site and confiscated two 9 mm pistols (Glock and Beretta PX4), two pistol magazines, 37 9 mm caliber cartridges and two camouflaged clothing items.
Explosives. Meanwhile, officials of the Bolivarian National Police, attached to the Directorate of Strategic and Tactical Actions, recovered 3 kilos 284 grams of explosives packed in 13 Indumil brand cylinders (Colombian Military Industry).
The explosive was in the possession of Juan David Vera Cáceres, who was captured in San Antonio del Táchira, according to the report of the PNB Anti-Drug Division.
The subject came from Norte de Santander, Colombia, from where he brought a bag with the explosives from which he took a grenade and threw it at the police agents, without it detonating.
Vera Cáceres is a member of the Los Parceros criminal organization, according to investigations. He was handed over to the Public Ministry.
Also in San Antonio del Táchira, Palotal sector, the military detained two members of the Los Parceros criminal group: Yorman Eduardo Duarte Fierro and Rafael Segundo Castellano.
They seized a Pietro Beretta 9 mm pistol with its respective magazine, 18 9 mm cartridges, and a Bera BR-150 motorcycle license plate AE6X89U.
The Shells.
In the state of Trujillo, an operation was carried out with the seizure of war material. In this case, 30 cartridges destined for rifles belonging to the Los Cáscaras criminal organization were seized, according to military sources.
The procedure took place in the El Gallo sector, Andrés Bello municipality (Santa Isabel), Trujillo state, according to a preliminary report from the National Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Command (Conas) 23.
At the site, the military seized 30 cartridges for 7.62x39mm caliber rifles, a tear gas device, a radio transmitter and telephone equipment, hidden in a bag belonging to José David Pimentel Montaña, alias El David, who was detained.
David is classified as a member of the criminal organization Los Cáscaras, dedicated to extortion, among other crimes.