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Abelardo De La Espriella reported that four suspected members of the Edwin Román Velásquez Valle substructure of the Gulf Clan had been captured in Santa Fe de Antioquia and Betulia. Among them, he identified alias “Caliche,” whom he described as a coordinator of hitmen, and aliases “Pachito,” “Valeria,” and “Lina.” He stated that they participated in the attack in Betulia in which sub-inspectors Wilmer Ovidio Gallego Sepúlveda and Edwin Danilo Chamorro Bastida were killed. He also pointed out that in Nuquí, Chocó, alias “Niño Potro” had been captured, wanted for extradition by the United States and accused of coordinating the shipment of nearly two tons of cocaine a month. De La Espriella said he would seek to dismantle the Gulf Clan and bring its members to justice, and concluded with patriotic and religious slogans. #Narcotráfico #Justicia #Colombia (translated)

Paula Schmitt published a video of a screenshot that, according to her, showed the Plex website stating that Vorcaro was one of the producers of the film *Lula*, directed by Oliver Stone. She congratulated and thanked the user Deutelaazul2, saying that he had done more journalism than many journalists, and added that she had previously tagged the wrong person. #Plex #Lula #Jornalismo (translated)

Rodrigo Constantino stated that the result of the first round showed, in his assessment, that voters were tired of lulismo, the inflation he called disguised, and the capture of the State. He said that the polls indicating Flávio ahead reflected three and a half years of management that, according to him, had left empty promises and increased the electricity bill. Constantino added that the PT candidate would have to explain why the country voted against him despite the support of the public apparatus, something he considered an impossible mission. #Eleições2024 #Lulismo #PolíticaBrasileira (translated)

It is worth remembering that the previous winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, agreed to share the prize with Trump, to whom she presented her Nobel medal for "his decisive support for our cause," shortly after Nicolás Maduro was overthrown and captured in Venezuela. #NaviPillay #PremioNobel #DonaldTrump (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella reported that, in Yarumal, Antioquia, the National Army killed in combat two people identified as members of the Gulf Clan and seized a rifle and a pistol. In Mitú, Vaupés, five members of the Armando Ríos structure were captured and 1,058 kilos of marijuana, two boats, and an engine were confiscated, he noted. He also indicated that the Police seized 611.8 kilos of cocaine in Ibagué that were being transported in a truck and captured one person. In Puerto Asís and Puerto Santander, he added, two illegal fuel refining infrastructures were destroyed, and 43,453 gallons were either disabled or destroyed. De La Espriella said that the balance of the last 24 hours was 29 captures and that, since August 7, there had been 32,503 captures, 129,526 kilos of drugs seized, and 3,456 firearms taken out of circulation. He stated that his order had been to pursue criminals and disrupt the economies that sustained them. He closed with patriotic and religious slogans. #Narcoterrorismo #Justicia #SeguridadCiudadana (translated)

Nae Moromete stated that PSD would have been captured by the "system" after the disappearance of Liviu Dragnea and predicted that AUR would meet the same fate after the disappearance of George Simion. He supported his prediction and urged the party's supporters to unite around Simion. Moromete claimed that those who criticized the AUR leader during those days were infiltrators of the system in the sovereignist movement. He listed Peia, Lulea, Pavelescu, and Uscova and associated them with individuals whom he said supported the "Black Widow" and who had previously appeared on "Televiziunea Poporului." He said he did not guarantee for anyone and had faith only in God, but warned that, in his opinion, propaganda aimed to divide AUR. Moromete added that he hoped Simion would not disappoint his supporters and that he saw no other chance for the party. #AUR #PSD #politica (translated)

Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife are facing serious charges of torture and narcoterrorism in the US after being captured by American forces, being accused of orchestrating violence and abuses against American citizens detained in Venezuela. #Maduro #SUA #DrepturileOmului (translated)

Camotito requested that they stop sharing screenshots with information that he deemed fraudulent, because, as he wrote, they created anxiety and misinformed about the situation. He also urged not to believe everything that was seen and pointed out that those who disseminated that content did not know if it was true. #Desinformación #Fraude #Ansiedad (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella said he was continuing, along with the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, the investigation into the installation of a flag and cylinders referring to the ELN in Barranquilla and Soledad. He reported that the Police, in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office, captured during a raid alias Kleiver, a member of Los Costeños, who had an outstanding arrest warrant for qualified and aggravated theft. According to De La Espriella, the investigation identified him as the driver of the vehicle used to transport the items. De La Espriella pointed out that the first items were found early in the morning in Ciudadela 20 de Julio, in Barranquilla, and that hours later they found two more cylinders in a parking lot near the Soledad Transportation Terminal. He added that the inspected items did not contain explosives. He affirmed that the operation was ongoing to locate the vehicle and another person who, according to the investigation, participated in the events. He also said that General Sandra Liliana Rodríguez was leading the verifications. De La Espriella maintained that the State should act in a coordinated manner, together with the Public Force, the Prosecutor's Office, and the judiciary, against those he described as narcoterrorists. He said that, while he was president, he would not allow Colombians to be intimidated and that such acts would have a firm response. #Barranquilla #FuerzaPública #Justicia (translated)

Filming of 'The Son of Everyone' begins, a film directed by Álvaro Brechner that explores the kidnapping and murder of Miguel Ángel Blanco from the perspective of his family, in an attempt to capture the collective shock it generated in Spain in July 1997. #ElHijoDeTodos #MiguelÁngelBlanco #CineEspañol (translated)

Orlando Avendaño described María Elvira Salazar as a constant ally of the Venezuelan cause and said that her defense of freedom in Venezuela had led her to take on disputes in Congress. He stated that Salazar and other congressmen had kept the Venezuelan issue in the legislative debate, especially in previous years, before Venezuela became a priority for the United States. Avendaño also highlighted Salazar's and other Republicans' pressure to revoke Chevron's license, in relation to the capture of Maduro and, more recently, to the democratization of Venezuela. He urged Venezuelans to support their allies and said that Salazar must win in November. He wrote that a free Venezuela would be the best immigration policy. #VenezuelaLibre #ApoyoALíderes #DemocraciaVenezolana (translated)

Daniel Noboa Azin stated that the authorities had captured Jackson Felipe Zambrano, whom he described as one of the main financiers of alias Pipo. According to him, the network was hiding shipments valued at USD 1.765 billion among exports and was allocating the money to weapons, hitmen, and acts of violence against Ecuadorian families. Noboa indicated that the National Police led the operation in Ecuador along with Europol and authorities from Spain, Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands. He added that the Gran Fénix–Cantabria operation resulted in 21 arrests and 23 searches, and asserted that those who fired, financed, or hid behind companies would be held accountable by justice. #Justicia #Ecuador #Seguridad (translated)

Captain Bitcoin claimed that clandestine sectors of the PSOE wanted to hire a drug trafficking clan to assassinate a judge. According to what he wrote, they were spying on her and monitoring her children at school because she was investigating alleged corruption involving the brother of the Prime Minister. He also requested that the information be spread throughout Spain. https://t.co/6NQ5K2KYf1 #Corrupción #Justicia #España (translated)

David Alandete pointed out that The Washington Post reported that Juan González, former senior advisor to Joe Biden for Latin America at the National Security Council, had traveled to Venezuela to gather information related to his consulting activities. According to the newspaper, these trips were framed within the arrival of former U.S. officials seeking professional and business opportunities following Maduro's capture. Among them, Alandete noted, was Michael Jensen, who moved from directing Latin American policy at the White House during the Trump administration to working for an energy company with deals with PDVSA. He also mentioned Mike Pompeo, involved along with other former officials in an operation to export Venezuelan fertilizers to the United States. https://t.co/vcvdHavMsL #Venezuela #Política #EEUU (translated)

Leonel de Esquerda wrote that a group confident in victory would have become arrogant and revealed plans to change the Constitution, abolish public competitions, and dismiss career civil servants. He compared the situation to a scene where a villain captures the hero and reveals their plan. #Política #Constituição #Arrogância (translated)

"There were some threats. Instead of tempting the enemy, we will capture and defeat him. Why leave them there?" Trump later said that he would not have released them, and Rubio stated that behind the case lies "the hand of a foreign actor." #Iran #Securitate #Terrorism (translated)