A minefield was planted in an area used by the inhabitants of the Mitú Cachivera indigenous community, being a latent threat and an act that violates Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
Troops of the Army's Fourth Division, in Operation Horus, during the fulfillment of their constitutional mission, found three anti-personnel mines and an explosive device; material allegedly belonging to the Residual Organized Armed Group, First Structure, that commit crimes in this part of the Colombian Amazonas.
During patrols that are carried out permanently, in an area known as Caño Sangre and thanks to the expertise of a canine, it was possible to detect these lethal explosives for civilians and troops. These explosive devices were planted and camouflaged so that they were not visible to the victims.
Nearby, there is the Mitú Cachivera indigenous community; there 65 families live, among these older adults and minors who frequently transit on foot through the sector where the explosives were found by troops, since it is a mandatory way to get to the place where they live.
Immediately, the group of explosives and demolitions, Exde, and with the guidance of the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps), Prosecutor's office, took control of the situation, clearing the area and proceeding to the destruction of landmines and the explosive device, thus preventing subsequent unfortunate events, such as mutilation or deaths.
Source: press-National Army
