At the end of a security council in the municipality of Puerto Asís, in Putumayo, the Minister of Defense, Holmes Trujillo, announced that operations against the Organized Armed Groups that perpetrate drug trafficking in the region, such as 'La Constru' and the residual GAO 1 y 48.
"In order to hit these structures, the Military Forces will design and implement an intelligence bubble to neutralize the high value objectives of these drug trafficking organizations. This effort will be complemented by the Police, with the creation of a specific intelligence bubble against 'La Constru',” said the Minister.
On the other hand, the head of the Defense assured that the National Army will conduct in the construction project of a new Base of Operations in the High Putumayo and new investments in Mocoa: "The work tables will begin with the Government and the Mayors of this sub-region of the department. In the same way, the Army is committed to paving 16 streets of the municipality of Mocoa, through military engineers. "
Within the conclusions, the Minister in the same way talked about the humanitarian demining in Putumayo: "It is planned to present 120 thousand square meters previously identified. There are already 6,000 meters free of these improvised explosive devices."
In the same way, he said that the National Police will provide technical advice and direct guidance to the Government and mayors in the construction projects of the police stations in Mocoa, Villa Garzón, San Francisco and San Miguel, as well as in the surveillance cameras projects of surveillance for the region, with support of the Ministry of Interior.
Finally, he said that the Ministry of Interior will be requested to install, as a priority, the National Subcommittee on Prevention, Protection and Guarantees of Non-Repetition in the department of Putumayo.
Source: Defense Sector Communication - Ministry of National Defense
