This Thursday, June 6, they have registered clashes between the National Army and the 28th Front of the FARC dissidents under the command of ‘Antonio Medina’, one of the high-value objectives for the Military Forces. For now, no members of the EMC or military troops have been reported dead or injured in the clashes.
The fighting, sources confirm to W Radio, has occurred in the rural area of the municipality of Sácama, in the department of Casanare, where in the last few hours A Security Council was registered with the presence of the Ministry of Defense. There, strengthening of security was announced in Casanare, Boyacá and Arauca.
In fact, a few days ago, in the municipality of Trinidad, Casanare, With a court order, the National Police managed to capture Wilson Velandia Aguilar, alias ‘Álvaro’ or ‘Lanza’42 years old, who would be the leader of the Support Network for Residual Structures of the FARC dissidents and a trusted man of Antonio Medina and alias ‘Efrén’, respectively first and second leader of the 28th front of the FARC Dissidents.
‘Lanza’ also controlled drug trafficking routes that were used to transport coca paste and, apparently, He clandestinely related to non-visible drug traffickers from Casanare and Vichada to coordinate extortionate criminal activities. and drug trafficking in order to expand his criminal empire.
“The governors of the three departments have a common problem in several aspects, which is why we agreed that it was appropriate to create a council like this to address them with a regional vision. Between The three governors have this purpose of regional integration and thus propose equally regional solutions that include all these territories,” highlighted the Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez in the last hours.
“River control has been a constant concern of the Ministry of Defense and the National Navy. Four boats will arrive precisely next week for river control. We have the purpose, from the Government, of being able to strengthen control in the rivers as much as possible. “That, for territories like this that are also very profitable highways for the development of criminal activities, the Public Force has to develop all its capacity to expand that control,” the Minister reported.
