The result hits the illegal activities of illicit structures.
In an operation that demonstrates the permanent security actions, the Field Artillery Battalion Nº 9 Tenerife, or of the Ninth Brigade, reported the seizure of 66 packages with 33 kilograms of marijuana, equivalent to 33,000 doses that will not reach the hands of Huila children and young people.
The result was obtained in the village Nilo, on the road that connects the municipalities of Teruel and Palermo, thanks to the coordinated work conducted by the Battalion's motorized unit, the Metropolitan Police of Neiva and the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the Prosecutor's Office.
The constant pressure of the troops in the sector forced the driver of a motorcycle to abandon the vehicle and flee the place, leaving abandoned, in addition to the vehicle, a sack with the narcotic.
According to preliminary information, this shipment would belong to the residual organized armed group Central bloc Isaías Pardo, of the Ismael Ruiz Structure, a criminal organization that commits crimes in areas bordering the department of Cauca and seeks to maintain control of illicit activities in the south of the country.
More than a confiscation, it is a direct protection of youth. Each gram of marijuana represents a dose. In this case, 33,000 fewer circulating in school environments, neighborhoods and public spaces, significantly reducing the risk of consumption in vulnerable people.
The Ninth Brigade reaffirms its commitment to the protection of life, integrity and the future of the new generations, maintaining sustained operations that neutralize threats that hit the tranquility of the department of Huila.
Source: Colombian National Army - Fifth Division Press
