Eln armed strike: rewards for attacks in Cesar - Other Cities - Colombia

The Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios, offered a reward of 100 million pesos for information that would identify and capture the members of the Eln, the Front Camilo Torreswho would be responsible for the recent attacks in Cesar.

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The announcement was made after analyzing the critical public order situation in this section of the Colombian Caribbean, within the framework of an extraordinary security council, led by the senior official in Pailitas, where the largest number of attacks were recorded.

It has been detected that this person would be the one who was at the forefront of these violent actions

“We also announced that more public force personnel will arrive in this area of ​​Cesar; We will double the force of the National Police in the municipality of Pailitas and, in addition, five members of the Judicial Police will arrive to support the efforts to prosecute these bandits,” explained the senior official.

The security meeting was also attended by Brigadier General Gerardo Melo Barrera, commander of the Army’s First Division; General Hoover Penilla, director in charge of the National Police; the departmental government secretary, Eduardo Esquivel, and Carlos Javier Toro, mayor of Pailitas, among others.

Within the rewards there is another of up to 30 million pesos for whoever provides data on the whereabouts of alias ‘Goyo’, who would be the coordinator of the attacks in this area of ​​the country.

“According to the investigations of the authorities, it has been detected that this person would be the one who was at the forefront of these violent actions. The information must be provided to the Sijin and CTI, which are the specialized bodies to advance in this information process,” said Eduardo Esquivel, secretary of the departmental government.

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It is increased from two to four platoons, reaching 160 Army uniforms with whom the corridor to Catatumbo is covered.

According to the report delivered by the Government of Cesar, during the last few days, the military presence has exceeded more than a thousand soldiers. on the path of the sunwho seek to prevent further acts of terror.

“It is increased from two to four platoons, reaching 160 Army uniforms with whom the corridor to Catatumbo is covered and they maintain joint tasks with the Police to guarantee the tranquility of urban and rural areas,” stressed Andrés Meza Araújo, governor (e) of Caesar.

Install metal bridge

Since last Saturday, a semi-permanent metal bridge was installed at kilometer 44 of the section Pailitas – Curumani (Cesar), which allowed to recover the road mobility of cargo carriers and other vehicles, which were affected after the attack on the Trujillo bridge, located in Pailitas.

The structure was transferred from the department of Caldas, it has a capacity of 52 tons for a traffic lane.

The installation was done between the National Institute of Roads (Invías), with the support of the National Army.

“Those were days of great tension, but thank God calm returned to the population. This situation affected the entire community and the commercial sector. We are a purely agricultural municipality and the producers of the countryside could not go out to market their crops. All the transportation of bovine on foot was frustrated during these days, “said Elecxo Trigos, secretary of the municipal government of Pailitas.

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