Colombia
President Gustavo Petro denounced the theft of military weapons in the military bases of La Guajira and Tolemaida, a fact in which the authorities estimate that one million devices are missing, including projectiles and ammunition.
In the company of the military leadership, the president assured that those responsible would be networks made up of people from the FFMM and civilians dedicated to the massive arms trade, destined for illegal armed groups.
“The only way to explain this type of shortage is that it has existed for a long time.” networks made up of people from the military and civilian forces dedicated to a massive arms trade using the legal weapons of the Colombian state,” said the president.
He also revealed that the explosives used to blow up the checkpoints on the highway Medellín-Bogotá They came from Ptolemais,“They would also be sent to foreign conflicts, the closest being Haiti and also to the international arms smuggling market, it is a serious fact due to the magnitude of the shortages,” he added.
According to the authorities, Alias Zeuz He would be one of those responsible for these criminal associations, which is why the order has been given to dismantle them as soon as possible; The government assured that stricter measures have begun to be taken.
Among the missing material are:
– Ptolemais:
746 grenades, 3712 M26 grenades, 2880 40mm grenades, 1590 60mm grenades, 797 40mm chain link grenades, and more.
– La Guajira: 2 SPIKE missiles, 37 NINROOT missiles, 550 RPG rockets, and a long list of grenades and ammunition of different calibers.
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