In the place the troops found and destroyed 23 grenades belonging to the Organized Armed Group Residual Structure Tenth, Martin Villa, Company Uriel Londoño.
Within the framework of the Ayacucho Plan, within the framework of stability operations, troops of the Eighteenth Brigade and the Quirón Task Force of the National Army, through intelligence, Comprehensive Action and coordinated operations, carried out the finding and subsequent destruction of this illegal hiding place of explosives in the village of El Rincón, Arauquita.
23 60-millimeter grenades, 320 762-millimeter machinegun cartridges and 90 50-millimeter caliber cartridges were found by troops inside the hideout. Illegal means of warfare implemented by this organized armed group that violate Human Rights and violate International Humanitarian Law.
The prompt intervention and neutralization of this material prevented losses for civilians and the Military Forces, thus protecting the life and good physical condition of the communities and our men.
Source: - Eighth Division of the National Army
