A simultaneous operation was carried out in five municipalities of Sucre, resulting in the arrest of 13 alleged members of the Organized Armed Group, GAO, Clan del Golfo.
Thanks to the monitoring by the authorities on the structures of the Organized Armed Group, GAO, Clan del Golfo, it was possible to arrest 13 alleged members of the substructure Manuel José Gaitán, in the municipalities of Corozal, Los Palmitos, Betulia, Since and Galeras of the department of Sucre, who were part of illegal support groups and committed crimes in the subregion of the Sabana sucreña.
This operation was made possible thanks to coordination conducted by the Colombian Air Force, the Colombian Navy and the National Police, who carried out the identification of these individuals, reported for the crimes of association to commit aggravated crimes with the purpose of homicide and drug trafficking.
So far in recent months, 23 arrests have been consolidated, which will continue to dismantle these organized armed groups in the Colombian Caribbean, strengthening security and weakening their criminal activity, which harm the regional development of Colombians living in these territories.
Source: press-Colombian Air Force