With the discovery of this material it is possible to significantly hit the financial system of these organized armed groups.
The Task Force Quiron in the operations of the 'Centurion' Plan and in its mission to contribute to the protection of the economy in the “llanera” region, capture two individuals of foreign origin who transported smuggled fuel on one of the roads of the department of Arauca.
The opportune operation was carried out in coordination with the Customs and taxes Police in the control checkpoint of Puerto San Salvador, municipality of Tame, which in the middle of the operation intercepted a truck that transported 175 gallons of DIESEL under non-regulatory conditions and valued at approximately $ 2,500,000.
The two individuals carrying the flammable liquid was then put into custody of the authority to face charges for the crimes of contraband of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
Source: Eighteenth Brigade of the National Army
