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A ringleader of the GAO ELN and five other members were captured in the south of Bolivar

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It was also possible to rescue a minor and the finding of war material and ammunition, which were in the possession of these individuals.

 

Troops of the Nueva Granada Battalion of the Fifth Brigade, a military unit of the Second Division of the National Army, with the support of the Colombian Air Force and in coordination with the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the Attorney General's Office, was capture alias Carlos El Coste帽o, alleged ringleader of the Edgar Amilkar Grimaldo Bar贸n front of the Organized Armed Group (GAO) ELN and five other members of this organization. There was also a minor rescued.

 

The facts were reported in the village of Santo Domingo, municipality of San Pablo, south of Bol铆var, after a hard work of follow-up and contribution of intelligence aerial images of the Colombian Air Force, where the soldiers found these individuals. Two of them, including the ringleader, had a wound caused by a firearm allegedly with some days of evolution, which made it necessary to provide the medical assistance required. Along with them, troops found war material for the exclusive use of the military forces such as hand grenades, ammunition of different calibers and improvised explosive devices for remote activation which would be used in the transit of troops.

 

Criminal experience

 

Due to his ringleadership capacity in the armed structure and his knowledge of the area of influence of the front, he assumed as the main ringleader after a reorganization carried out to the structures of the Frente de Guerra Dar铆o Ram铆rez Castro of the GAO ELN, after the death in development of military operations of alias Mocho Tierra, last June.

 

Strategic impact

 

With these captures is achieved significantly impact to the criminal organization, because it loses a ringleader of the front, damaging the command and control structure. Besides were neutralized terrorist operations that had this front against the economic infrastructure and the State's roadways in the municipalities of Yond贸, San Pablo and Cantagallo. It dealt growth of the illegal economy coming from extortion to merchants of the mentioned municipalities. The economic impact is estimated at USD $143,000 a month.

 

Source: National Army News Agency

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GAO ELN
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7 December, 2020

Comando General Fuerzas Militares de Colombia 

Sede Principal 

Carrera 54 N掳26-25 Barrio Esmeralda Bogot谩 D.C., Colombia

C贸digo postal: 111071

Oficina de Atenci贸n al Ciudadano:

Carrera 59a N掳 44B-29 Barrio Esmeralda Bogot谩 D.C., Colombia

  


Horario de Atenci贸n:

Lunes a Viernes de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m.


L铆nea de Atenci贸n: 

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Whatsapp:  + 57 3175765798

L铆nea anticorrupci贸n: 

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Correo Institucional: atencionalciudadano@cgfm.mil.co 

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