The Metropolitan Police of Medellín, together with officers in uniform from the Dijín and the Attorney General’s Office, announced the capture of the alias Gato or Rumba, one of the leaders of the José Antonio Galán in front of the National Liberation Army (ELN).
According to official information, the operation took place in the town of San Antonio de Prado in the capital city of Antioquia, where the authorities arrived at a residence where this subject was located.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, confirmed that one of the men most wanted by the Police in the Antioquia department was arrested.
“In Medellín we do not open the door to criminals. In our attack against illegality and as a result of the coordinated work between the Dijin, the Metropolitan Police and the Office of the Attorney General, we managed to capture the third leader in front of José Antonio Galán of the ELN ,” wrote the district president in his X account. .
Likewise, the mayor pointed out that the alias Gato o Rumba “was signed to lead an armed attack against the national army in Puerto Berrio, Antioquia (…) and who was on the quarter most wanted in the department of Antioquia for the murder of social leaders”.
Also, Gutiérrez thanked the authorities for their work in arresting this subject who would be linked to an armed attack against the National Army in the town of Puerto Berrio, Antioquia. “In the city of San Antonio de Prado and after obtaining a court order, this terrorist was captured, who must face justice and answer for the crimes of terrorism, conspiracy to commit aggravated crimes, manufacturing , human trafficking and the transportation of weapons, weapons for limited use, for the use of the armed forces or explosives only,” he said.
Alias Gato or Rumba was left to the competent authorities where he will explain his situation before justice, and he will answer for the crimes mentioned above.
Alias Ñoño, the head of finance of the ELN, was captured in Norte de Santander
In addition to the arrest of the alias Gato or Rumba in Medellín, the military forces reported the capture of William Chinchilla Contreras, known as the alias Ñoño or Cochinito, the head of the financial collection of the Juan Fernando Porras Martínez on in front of the ELN that works in the region north of Santander.
The operation took place on the evening of August 17 in the town of Ocaña, where military soldiers discovered the location of the financial chief of the armed group, who is accused of having committed acts of terrorism against the Public Force and the Police in the Campo District Dos, a rural area in the town of Tibú.
Military intelligence information indicates that this subject was also dedicated to extracting various unions in the region, as well as capturing hydrocarbons and carrying out various activities related to drug trafficking. , especially in the towns of Filogringo and Campo Dos, respectively.
“Thanks to the excellent work done by the soldiers of the Second Army Division, in the last hours, in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, the subject of which would be the financial director of the Front Juan Fernando Porras Martínez, of the GAO. ELN, captured”, he described the head of the Colombian National Army, General Luis Emilio Cardozo Santamaría on his X account, formerly known as Twitter.
AliasÑoño, who had a current arrest warrant for the crimes of criminal conspiracy and aggravated rebellion, had a 25-year criminal history in the armed group.
“This important capture was possible thanks to the coordinated and inter-agency effort by the police and CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office. “Together we will work hard for the security of this vital region of the country (…) we will continue to develop strong military operations against all illegal armed groups that commit crimes in this region , reaffirming our commitment to world security and peace. area,” said the general in the social network. By Infobae
