Guarantors of International Humanitarian Law, the National Army Troops safeguard the lives of Colombians without distinction. In recent hours it was possible to capture two members of the GAO Eln, who were injured in the crossfire, being treated on the place the by military nurses.
Troops of the Quiron Task Force, unit of the Eighth Division, in isolated military operations of infiltration and pressure, captured two members of the Organized Armed Group Eln and residual Organized Armed Group Tenth Structure, who commit crimes in the department of Arauca.
The first military operation that took place in the urban area of the municipality of Fortul, led to capture alias 'Mica', a link between the Domingo Laín Sáenz front and the Eln Oriental War front, with 15 years within the criminal organization in charge of the collection of money from extortions against public administrators, merchants and ranchers of the municipalities of Saravena, Fortul and Tame, who was wanted by arrest warrant issued by the Special Prosecutor's Office 135 for conspiracy and rebellion. Alias ‘Mica’, at the time of the capture had in his possession a 40mm Glock short weapon, a magazine and seven cartridges for it.
In the second event, reported in the center of Puerto Jordán, Arauquita, alias 'Marranero' was captured. He is a member of the terrorism support network of the residual Organized Armed Group Structure Tenth “Martín Villa,” who allegedly would have participated in the collection of money from extortions, as well as in terrorist operations against civilians, the Security forces and the medical mission since he entered a medical center to kidnap an injured person with the intention to kill him. This individual had a pistol, a magazine and four 9 mm caliber cartridges.
Both individuals, who were prosecuted by the Specialized Support Group 118 of Saravena and the First Special Prosecutor Prosecutor's Office of Saravena respectively, were put in prison; They were injured in the operations in the middle of crossfire, being treated on the same place by military nurses who are trained to safeguard the lives of Colombians without any distinction, being guarantors of International Humanitarian Law.
Source: Quiron Task Force
