The Minister of Defense, Diego Molano, along with the Minister of the Interior, Daniel Palacios, the general commander of the Military Forces, General Luis Fernando Navarro and the director of the National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas, presented a decisive blow against the dissidents of the Farc after the arrest alias Santiago or Machín.
“It is the victory and success of the security policy of President Duque and our Military and Police Forces,” said Minister Molano.
In turn, the head of the ministry of Defense said that, thanks to the work of the troops, the guarantee of humanitarian assistance and the non-repetition, it was possible for the peasants who were in Ituango to return home “we cannot led alias Machín or any of these ringleaders of Farc dissidents, due to alleged territorial disputes with the GAO Clan del Golfo, to take decisions on operations that afflict the peasant people.”
This individual has a criminal experience of nine years, he would have joined the 18th Front of the extinct Farc in 2011, and participated in the Peace Process, but in 2017 he joined the ranks of the residual Organized Armed Group, GAO-r - Estructura 18.
The director of the National Police, General Jorge Luis Vargas, said for his part that:
“The crimes for which alias Santiago or Machín was wanted are association to commit aggravated crimes for purposes of extortion, drug trafficking along with aggravated homicide and illegal carrying of firearms.”
In this regard, the commander of the Army, General Eduardo Zapateiro, pointed out that "following the order of the President of the Republic it was possible to stabilize the area with the work of the Army's Seventh Division troops, gave the tranquility to the peasants to returning to their places of origin.”
Finally, Defense Minister Diego Molano was decisive in stating that he will continue to work tirelessly to find the whereabouts of alias Ramiro, alias Camilo and alias Richard.
- The National Army and the National Police managed to arrest Santiago or Machín in the Quebradonsita municipality of the municipality of Ituango.
- Alias Machín was one of those responsible for the massive displacement in Ituango.
"What we see in Ituango today is the triumph of the security policy and, most importantly, the return of displaced people to their places of origin," Minister of Defense said.
Source: Defence Sector Communications Office – Ministry of National Defence
