The joint operation between the Army and the National Police thwarts the expansion of the armed group into this area of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a joint operation led by troops of the National Army, through the Ninth Brigade, and in coordination with the National Police, was captured aka. el Negro<\/em>Juan Carlos Chihuezo Pazzu, second leader of the company Juan Carlos Chihuezo Pazzu of the Manuel V\u00e1squez Casta\u00f1o Front of the ELN. The action was carried out in Bajo Canad\u00e1, a rural area of the municipality of La Plata, in western Huila, on the border with the department of Cauca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the intervention, two other people were also arrested in flagrante delicto and seized with small arms, ammunition, supplies and other materials directly linked to criminal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alias el Negro<\/em>The 39-year-old had an arrest warrant for crimes such as aggravated criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, and homicide. His criminal record includes coordination of terrorist actions, forced recruitment of minors and murders of social leaders, causing anxiety in large areas of Cauca and Huila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His capture represents a significant blow to the ELN structure, preventing its territorial expansion into western Huila. The authorities emphasized that this result was possible thanks to timely information provided by citizens, reinforcing the essential role of the community in the fight against organized crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Army, through the Ninth Brigade, reaffirmed its commitment to the defense of human rights and the protection of the communities of Huila, inviting them to continue actively denouncing any threat against life, peace and security in the region.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La operaci\u00f3n conjunta entre el Ej\u00e9rcito y la Polic\u00eda Nacional frustra la expansi\u00f3n del grupo armado hacia esta zona del pa\u00eds En una operaci\u00f3n conjunta liderada por tropas del Ej\u00e9rcito Nacional, a trav\u00e9s de la Novena Brigada, y en coordinaci\u00f3n con la Polic\u00eda Nacional, fue capturado alias el Negro, segundo cabecilla de la compa\u00f1\u00eda Juan […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[124,215,276],"class_list":["post-2299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-america-latina","tag-colombia","tag-ejercito-colombiano","tag-ejercitonacional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHigh strategic value capture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
End to ELN expansion plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Commitment to security in Huila<\/h3>\n\n\n\n