Finding of nearly three tons of illicit substances by the Colombian Navy
During the past week, 5,431 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and 7,063 kilograms of marijuana were found by troops belonging to the various structures of organized armed groups.
114 GAO members were arrested throughout the country and 363 kg of explosives were found by troops.
Within the framework of the Bicentenary Plan Heroes de la Libertad, during the last week the military forces continued to carry out joint and coordinated operations to combat drug trafficking and other crimes that interfere with the security and tranquility of the country.
In the Department of Valle del Cauca, the National Army dealt a heavy blow against the residual organized armed group, Estructura Adán Izquierdo, achieving the capture of four of its members. During the operation, four rifles, grenades, anti-personnel mines, military and communications equipment were found by troops. Among those arrested there is alias Tatiana, who has a judicial process for the crimes of manufacture, trafficking and illegal carrying of weapons, representing a criminal experience of more than 10 years. She is in the same way responsible for the recruitment of demobilized people to strengthen the networks of the criminal structure.
Ratifying the commitment to the community of northern Antioquia, the National Army in a coordinated work with the police neutralize alias El Perro, second ringleader of the substructure Edwin Román Velásquez of the organized armed group GAO Clan del Golfo. The individual had 22 years in the criminal organization, and would have participated in several criminal activities, such as the recent threats against the mayor of Frontino, burning vehicles on the main roads of the region and the coordination of the crime of one member of the former Farc in December 2019.
Among other intelligence work, alias Camisa was in the same way neutralized in Cauca, accused of being the ringleader of the organized armed group Residual Estructura Sexta Dagoberto Ramos Ortiz. A member of this subgroup was arrested at the scene and a minor was recovered, who was put into custody of the ICBF for the restoration of his rights.
In operations against sources of financing that attack the environment and Natural Resources, the Colombian Army, Navy and police found and destroyed 20 floating structures, which were being used for mineral exploration and exploitation activities in the Department of Bolivar. This machinery had the capacity to produce more than 20,000 grams of gold per month. In addition to the destroyed material, 18 people were arrested for the crime of illegal exploitation of mining sites.
Through joint efforts to hit drug trafficking, the Navy and the Army found and destroyed four illegal structures used for the production of coca paste and cocaine hydrochloride. These had the production capacity of 2,000 kilograms per month and would belong to the residual organized armed group Oliver Sinisterra. At the site were found by troops 930 kg of cocaine ready for distribution, 152 kilograms of coca-based paste and other precursors for the preparation of drugs. With this result these groups loss more than one million dollars and the circulation of 2,325,000 doses in the International illegal market was prevented.
Source: COGFM Strategic Communications
