The attack was apparently going to be carried out by members of the Northeastern War Front of the Organized Armed Group, GAO, ELN, on direct orders from alias Antonio García, accused member of the Central Command of this group, whose refuge is in Venezuela.
By carrying out military operations, troops of the Second Division of the National Army neutralize a terrorist operation that was to be perpetrated against the police station of the municipality of Agua Clara, municipality of Puerto Santander, in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander.
This opportune neutralization carried out by the National Army is part of the military control actions of the area carried out by the Security Forces within the framework of the security strategy designed by the Armed Forces for Norte de Santander, in accordance to the commitments established in the different Security Councils led by the Minister of Defense in the department.
Thanks to the information provided by the Civic Participation Network, it was possible to know in a timely manner the work of the terrorists in their transit through the border, where this group intends to consolidate mobility routes for the commercialization of narcotics between Cúcuta and Puerto Santander.
The rapid and timely reaction of the Army troops led to anticipate in a timely manner to prevent the attack on civilians and Military Forces in the area.
In the course of the operation, the threat of a terrorist was neutralized, three large weapons and abundant explosives were found by troops which, if used, would have caused a greater loss to the community, this being a flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law.
These men would also be responsible for a recent attack against the highway police station, in the municipality of Guayabales, as well as the attack on the Oripaya military base.
Source: press-National Army
