Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the security forces had captured five members of structure 33 in Tibú and another five alleged members of the Clan del Golfo in Santa Fe de Antioquia and Tierralta. He wrote that in Tibú, a long gun, three handguns, and ammunition had also been seized. He added that two members of the “Raúl Reyes” structure had surrendered to justice in Florencia and handed over three long guns, a drone, and three explosive devices for drones. In Sardinata, he said, the Police had controlled the destruction of 100 explosives attributed to the ELN. De La Espriella pointed out that the Police Carabineros Directorate had intervened in five illegal mining units on the Saldaña River in Chaparral and Coyaima, Tolima. He noted that six excavators, four diving dredges, eight motor pumps, and three industrial engines had been destroyed, with an estimated value of $3.198 billion. He claimed that these units could extract gold worth around $4 billion per month and that they financed the Gerónimo Galeano front, aligned with the EMC, through approximately $599 million per month in extortion payments. He also asserted that the Army had affected 24 illegal mining production units and 21 dredges, and that in Ayapel, the Police had destroyed 26 motor pumps and eight classifiers. De La Espriella said that his order was to pursue criminals, cut off their sources of funding, and protect Colombians; he concluded with patriotic and religious slogans. #Narcoterrorismo #Justicia #Colombia (translated)
