It is estimated that the confiscated elements would exceed approximately 3 billion pesos.
After an intelligence work carried out by the National Army and through a joint operation with the National Navy and interinstitutional with the Prosecutor's Office of Santa Rosalía, men of the Twenty-Eighth Brigade, made the finding and subsequent finding of more than 500 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride, which would belong GAO - ELN Front José Daniel Pérez Carrero.
This operation was carried out thanks to the information provided by military intelligence, who alerted the troops about a possible shipment of cocaine in the vicinity of the Caño Venado sector, rural area of the Matiyure Inspection, municipality of La Primavera, Vichada department.
At the time of the procedure, the individuals escaped, leaving behind a van-type vehicle, in which they were traveling and containing the cargo hidden in tractor tires and 55-gallon barrels, during the procedure it was possible to find a motorcycle and 11 9-millimeter caliber cartridges. The material was put into custody of the authorities.
In this way, joint, coordinated and inter-institutional operations will continue to be carried out to destabilize the illicit activities that hit the Orinoquía, and in this way, continue working for the protection of life away of the problem caused by drug trafficking.
Source: Press - National Army of Colombia