In an operation carried out by soldiers of the Eleventh Brigade and uniformed Police, An alleged zone and logistical leader was captured of the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC).
Known in the underworld with the alias Niño or Barbas, he was arrested in the Monteblanco neighborhood of Valdivia. They point it out to be trusted man of José Ramón Zapata Pérez, alias Gabinomain leader of the Julio César Vargas Torres substructure.
According to military intelligence information, alias Niño or Barbas would have been in the organization for 9 years and would be the responsible for kidnappings, extortion, disappearances and homicides that occurred in the years 2021 and 2022 in Valdivia and Tarazá.
In addition, he would have been in charge of coordinating the delivery of war material and supplies to the members of the organization in these Antioquia municipalities.
The authorities attribute to him the installation of explosive devices on rural roads to prevent lThe advance of members of the ELN and dissidentsas well as the operations of the Public Force.
The captured person, who was found with a 38 mm caliber revolver and ammunition for it, had a court order for the crimes of conspiracy to commit aggravated crimes and manufacture, trafficking and possession of weapons for exclusive use of the Armed Forces.
The Julio César Vargas Torres substructure has influence in the municipalities of Cáceres and Tarazá in Bajo Cauca, but also in Camp, Valdivia and Yarumalin the North of Antioquia..
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