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Colombia - Three suspected Gulf Clan members killed in military offensive in Cordoba and Antioquia
Colombia - Three suspected Gulf Clan members killed in military offensive in Cordoba and Antioquia
Coordinated operations between the National Army and the Attorney General's Office led to the capture of alias Caballo and two other alleged members of the organized armed group, weakening its logistical and operational structure in the north of the country.
Key capture in Tierralta, Córdoba
In the municipality of TierraltaDepartment of Córdoba, Córdoba Department, troops of the Grupo Gaula Militar Valle de Aburrá of the Fourth Brigade of the National Armyin coordination with the CTI of the Attorney General's Officecaptured alias Horseas an integral part of the substructure Javier Yepes Cantero from Gulf Clan.
Alias Caballo was wanted for the crime of aggravated criminal conspiracy for purposes of extortion. He is attributed with the coordination of illicit activities such as the extortionthe micro-traffickingthe illegal mining and the territorial expansion of the criminal group.
Simultaneous operation in Antioquia
In rural area of Urrao (Antioquia)two other people were arrested for allegedly belonging to the substructure. Edwin Román Velásquez Valle. These individuals were seized with a rifle caliber 7.62×39 mmThe three were arrested and placed at the disposal of the competent judicial authorities. The three persons captured were handed over to the competent judicial authorities.
Permanent fight against organized crime
These actions are part of the National Army's sustained offensive against organized armed groups. The authorities reaffirmed their commitment to continue executing joint, coordinated and inter-institutional operations in order to protect the civilian population and ensure the stability in the regions affected by crime.
