Colombia: Police seize 33 rifles from FARC dissidents

More than 30 rifles and a machine gun were confiscated by the Police of Colombia to a faction of rebels of the extinct guerrilla of the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC, Marxists) that accepted a truce at the beginning of the year, the institution reported on Monday.

Qualified by the authorities as “the largest arms seizure in recent years”, the weapons were found in two abandoned vehicles on the highway that leads from the city of Grass to the corregimiento of crappie (southwest), road blocked by a landslide since last week.

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“We have 33 rifles and a machine gun as basic elements of the seizure”, General told the media Henry SanabriaPolice Commander.

“They are elements perfectly enabled for use, practically with this the configuration of a newguerrilla front, detailed.

Among the cargo there are several Galil rifles “stolen from police and military forces”, he added.

Two satellite phones and bracelets belonging to factions known as jamie martinez Y Carlos Patinoseparated from the peace agreement that disarmed the bulk of the FARC in 2017.

Both groups belongto the Western Coordinating Command of the self-styled FARC”, which accepted the bilateral ceasefire promulgated by the government on New Year’s Eve.

“It corresponds to the High Commissioner for Peace to make a pronouncement on whether or not there was a violation of the ceasefireSanabria said.

The operation took place in one of the most violent regions of Colombia, where these rebels are fighting for control of drug trafficking with the THE N (National Liberation Army), the last recognized guerrilla in the country, which did not accept the truce proposed by the government.

Three off-duty soldiers were abducted by dissidents on Sunday while riding a public service bus on a nearby highway. In total, the rebels have four soldiers in their possession, the Ministry of Defense told AFP.

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The leftist government Gustavo Petro advances in a policy of “complete peace”, with which he aspires to demobilize rebels, drug traffickers and gang members through negotiations and submissions to justice with certain benefits.

The protracted conflict in Colombia persists after more than half a century and nine million victims, while drug trafficking is picking up in the world’s largest cocaine producer.

Source: Elcomercio

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