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National Army Seizes Weapons and Disrupts FARC Dissidents in Nariño | Latest Military Operation Updates

During the development of offensive actions, in the last hours, the Military Forces sustained strong combats against the organized armed group Franco Benavides structure of the Farc dissidents, in the village of El Palacio, rural zone of the municipality of Andes Sotomayor (Nariño).

All the seized material was made available to the competent authorities. | Photo: Courtesy National Army

“The military operation resulted in the seizure of a machine gun, two rifles, a shotgun and two pistols, as well as suppliers of different calibers, more than 14,000 units of ammunition of different calibers that were packed in five plastic barrels, a hand grenade and a box of detonators used in the initiation of explosive substances used against peasants, as happened recently in the rural area of ​​Florida, where a citizen lost one of his limbs when activating an antipersonnel mine,” the Army detailed.

Information compiled by the authorities, realizes that with this material that was seized, the dissidents of the Farc had been systematically intimidating the population of this area of ​​the department.

All seized material was made available to the competent authorities.

The troops of the National Army continue to be deployed as part of a large operation to stabilize the territory, and will continue in the area to continue affecting the logistical and criminal networks of these illegal groups. | Photo: Courtesy National Army

“These results affect the armed and warlike capacity of this criminal group, avoiding criminal actions that threaten the security of the Public Force and the civilian population; Likewise, its mechanisms to carry out criminal intelligence actions in the different mobility corridors used to commit crimes are weakened,” the Army said.

The authority added: “The Military Forces will continue to combat the factors of instability that affect the population of the municipalities of La Llanada and Andes Sotomayor in Nariño, in a joint, coordinated and inter-institutional effort that allows the dismantling of organized armed groups that commit crimes in the South of the country”.

Military forces saved the life of a farmer

In the village of La Florida, in the corregimiento El Palmar de La Llanada (Nariño), members of the Military Forces received information about an inhabitant of the sector who unfortunately activated an explosive device while carrying out his field work, which led to the amputation of his right foot and some injuries to other extremities.

The farmer was treated at a care center in the city of Pasto. | Photo: Courtesy National Army

Given the fact, Mr. José Luis, 50 years old, was transferred on a journey of approximately 12 kilometers by uncovered road to take him to the municipal seat, because the terrain conditions did not make it possible to carry out aerial extraction.

After what happened, the authorities held a security council, where the National Army and the National Police began the necessary steps so that the Air Force, through an air request, could carry out the aeromedical evacuation.

The Twenty-Third Brigade did what was pertinent to prepare the landing space for the aircraft and deployed its soldiers to secure the sector, making it possible for the peasant to be transferred to the city of Pasto. | Photo: Courtesy National Army

In the Nariño capital, Mr. José Luis received specialized medical attention, thanks to the joint efforts and coordination between the National Army, the Air Force and the National Police, in commitment to the life of this farmer.

The evacuation was advanced by the Air Force. | Photo: Courtesy National Army

“The National Army rejects this type of act that threatens the safety of our peasants in the department of Nariño. In turn, it denounces this as an infringement of International Humanitarian Law and a violation of the human rights of the population,” the Army said.

2023-08-07 21:02:38
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