Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plus Plan of Colombian National Army, troops of the 28th Infantry Battalion Colombia, with the support of the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion an
Colombian Navy, reported the arrest of alias 35, alleged ringleader of the criminal substructure Manuel José Gaitán, of the Organized Armed Group - GAO, Clan del Golfo, in the village of Chochó
This individual would be responsible for multiple terrorist operations against the inhabitants and the Military Forces in the Catatumbo region, with the installation of improvised explosive devices
The operation led to the arrest of a man, allegedly the ringleader of this structure, known by the alias El Diablo, and to find war material and military accessories.
The denunciations of the victims, follow-up work and information collection led the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) of the Ninth Brigade and CTI (Technical Investigations