Within the framework of joint military operations with the Colombian Aerospace Force and coordinated with the National Police, troops of Colombian National Army, in the last few hours held fighting in the rural area of Tib煤, department of Norte de Santander, where they carried out the neutralization of the threat of an alleged member of the GAO ELN and the arrest in flagrante delicto of four individuals who were transporting coca paste base, which hits the illicit activities and the armed operations of this criminal structure.
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Operation Plan and Operation Catatumbo, soldiers of the Anti-Drug Trafficking and Transnational Threats Command (CONAT), the Anti-Drug Trafficking Brigade No. 1, the Anti-Drug Trafficking Battalion No. 2, together with units of the Vulcano Task Force, unit a of the Second Division of Colombian National Army, fought against alleged members of the Juan Fernando Porras Mart铆nez Front of the organized armed group ELN, in the village of El Retiro, municipality of Tib煤, department of Norte de Santander.
An alleged member of the illegal group died during military operations. Two long weapons, war materiel, military accessories, communications equipment, documents, as well as belts and bracelets alluding to the GAO ELN were found by troops at the place. Similarly, four individuals were arrested in flagrante delicto, who were in the area where the events were taking place and had in their possession about 11 kilograms of coca paste base, allegedly belonging to the criminal structure.
Those arrested and the material found were put into custody of the authority, while officials of the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the Attorney General's Office carried out the urgent acts at the scene, under the accompaniment of Colombian National Army and the Judicial Police.
Source: National Army - Press Division Aviation Air Assault