Strong shooting generated anxiety in the commune 1 of Medellín - Medellín - Colombia

A shootout ended in a confrontation between alleged members of illegal armed groups and the Police, in an incident that occurred in the Santo Domingo neighborhood, in the Northeast of Medellín.

The exchange of fire occurred on Tuesday afternoon. and generated anxiety among the inhabitants of this vulnerable sector of the capital of Antioquia.

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In several videos published by the same community, you can hear how the shots sounded in the sector for several minutes.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Richard Castro, Commander of Police District Number 1, a quadrant arrived at the scene as soon as the report arrived. However, the procedure to control the situation required the presence of a group of special operations, Criminal Police and Intelligence, the city’s Secretary of Security and members of the army.

“The quadrant, upon arriving at the scene, captured two people who had in their possession a shotgun-type firearm and 9-millimeter caliber ammunition,” Castro explained.

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“We want to express tranquility to the entire community, No one was injured,” he added.

In the hours of Tuesday night there was already normality in the daily activities of the neighborhood.

Meanwhile, the police announced that progress is being made in the investigation that will determine the reasons for this crossfire.

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Police advance offensive against crime in commune 15 - Cali - Colombia

Three people captured for drug trafficking and the dismantling of a line of sale were some of the results left by the operations that the Metropolitan Police of Cali carried out in different sectors of the commune 15 on Thursday afternoon.

In this way, the Police seeks to counteract crime and violence rates in this area of ​​eastern Cali.

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The authorities detail that for these actions it was necessary to have the support of air and ground units accompanied by the Bell 407 ‘Halcón’ helicopter, as well as by the Remotely Manned Aerial System (Siart). Experts in vehicle identification, documentation and forensic art also participated.

Cultural and educational activities were also carried out

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The Metropolitan Police of Cali advanced an extensive deployment in commune 15.

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In the same way, motorized reactions participated, as well as units of the Gaula of Intelligence and Judicial Investigation that were in charge of tour the neighborhoods of the community.

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Within this massive takeover of the sector, the ‘Los indios’ line of outlets was dismantled, which was dedicated to drug trafficking and whose monthly profit averaged $15 million.

In addition, three people were captured and nearly 1,000 grams of hallucinogens and machinery for making cigarettes were seized.

Neighborhood Police recover spaces in San Judas

The public force, through the Neighborhood Police, has managed to impact spaces in the San Judas neighborhood that were affected by drug use and criminal behavior.

The police institution assures that this work was carried out in a coordinated manner with community leaders and the commercial sector, which allows these spaces to be used again for sports and recreation.

This activity included the Prevention and Citizen Education group of the Police, which will also be in other parts of the city.

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Álvaro Uribe says that Medellín's commune 13 changed in his government - Medellín - Colombia

The ex-president Alvaro Uribe, who these days is on political rampages throughout the country promoting the candidates of the Democratic Center in the face of the upcoming electoral contests for Congress and the Presidency, defended this Wednesday his government work in security matters to the commune 13 of Medellin. While his work was highlighted by some sectors of the community, others booed him as he passed through the sector.

“When our government arrived, the ‘recocha’ of criminals dominated this entire commune, and from here they planned all the criminal actions against the city. The victims were the citizens of this commune and the citizens of Medellín. Today what we have seen is joy, tourism, art. How beautiful to see Medellin from here. Before, this was a place of violence and blood, today it is a place of joy,” said Uribe.

En Medellín y Antioquia reconocemos las decisiones del Presidente @AlvaroUribeVel para salvar la comuna 13. La mano firme y el corazón grande, fueron fundamentales para recuperar a esta población de la violencia, y llevar programas sociales de calidad. Recuperó la esperanza! pic.twitter.com/TDqAT4pttK

— Juan Espinal CD 116 (@Juan_EspinalR) January 27, 2022

In videos shared by militants from the Democratic Center, some people appear defending the president’s work in the commune. “Commune 13 was a sea of ​​pain, a river of blood. The operation arrived, its mandate arrived, the color of the commune,” said a young man. “Before the operation orion We couldn’t leave our houses, we were kidnapped,” said another man who was at the political events with the former president.

Uribe himself pointed out that many politicians who go to the sector today, “thanks to what was done in that government, are simply dedicated to defaming that operation that we carried out with all transparency and with all the patriotism.”

The takeover of Commune 13 was one of the most controversial operations of the Uribe government. In fact, several generals of his Government are prosecuted for the so-called Operation Orion, in which, according to several sentences, the paramilitary groups joined members of the Public Forceto dislodge the militias from the The n of that sector of Medellin in October 2002.

In social networks, on the other hand, it has been shown that, parallel to the political acts, groups of residents rejected the visit of the former president. Videos are circulating on Twitter in which members of the community can be heard asking him to leave and questioning him about the disappearances in the operation, while Uribe moved along the escalators of the commune under heavy escort.

The former president had already been booed in previous days in a visit to Santa Marta, and in another in Caldas.