Bogotá DC
In an operation by the National Army troops, An infrastructure used for the production of coca base paste was located and destroyed. in the sector known as Puerto Nare, municipality of Miraflores.
Coca base paste laboratory of the FARC dissidents. Courtesy: National Army.
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The laboratory had been adapted in a rustic way in that jungle region of the Guaviare department. Sources consulted by Caracol Radio They indicated that he would belong to the ‘Armando Ríos’ First Front, of the Central General Staff.
According to him Lieutenant Colonel Álvaro Gutiérrez, commander of the 51st Jungle Infantry Battalion, the laboratory produced 15 kilograms of coca base paste per month. This action against illicit economies was based on information obtained from intelligence and provided by the civilian population.
“The soldiers located 55 gallons of pressed coca leaves25 kilos of lime, 7 55-gallon plastic bins with chopped coca leaves, a coca leaf press, a 55-gallon drum with ACPM and, among other elements, liquids used in the manufacture of the alkaloid,” he explained.
Coca base paste laboratory of the FARC dissidents. Courtesy: National Army.
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The discovery of this coca laboratory significantly counteracts the drug trafficking chain in southeastern Colombia, and is a blow to illicit economies, which is why it generates monthly losses of 30 million pesos.
“The 22nd Jungle Brigade continues in the development of military operations aligned with the four strategic objectives of the Ayacucho Plan, with the purpose of neutralizing instability factors generated by illegal armed groups that threaten the security of communities and natural resources,” he noted.
Coca base paste laboratory of the FARC dissidents. Courtesy: National Army.
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