The Joint Task Force Marte is constant in its stability operations in the department of Bolivar, with the objective of contributing to the well-being and tranquility of the civilians.
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plan, troops of the National Army in conjunction with the Colombian Air Force and the National Police, after a combat in the vicinity of the village of El Salto, in Montecristo, Bolivar, reported the death of an alleged member of the organized armed group GAO Clan del Golfo and the arrest of four individuals, in addition to the surrender to justice of two more members who would belong to this criminal structure.
In the middle of the armed confrontation, soldiers of the Mechanized Infantry Battalion N°4 General Antonio Nariño found two long weapons, two short weapons, four magazines, more than 120 war cartridges, two radios and military accessories material, which would be used to commit illegal activities in this sector of southern Bolivar.
Those arrested and the material found were put into custody of the authorities, who will continue with the prosecution process.
With this important result, the National Army, through the First Division, will maintain all its Resources in order to provide more results against the GAO Clan del Golfo; in the same way, it will work for the well-being and tranquility of the inhabitants in the south of Bolivar.
Source: Colombian National Army
