The capture of the individual occurred in the village Agua Bonita, municipality of San José del Guaviare, for the crime of association to commit crimes.
Troops of the Twenty-Second Brigade of Jungle, of the Fourth Division of the National Army, in development of the Bicentenary Campaign Plan Heroes de la Libertad, framed in operation José María Córdova, in coordination with the technical investigation Corps of the Attorney General's Office, captured alias El Loco Germán, who according to the authorities, is the ringleader of the support network of the residual structure (RAER in Spanish), of the residual organized armed group, GAO-r, Estructura Primera.
This operation was possible thanks to the permanent monitoring of intelligence by the soldiers, who, accompanied by of the technical investigation Corps of the Attorney General's Office, find and capture this individual when he was traveling in a collective passenger transport by the Agua Bonita Village, San José del Guaviare municipality.
This individual would be assuming control in several areas of influence; thus, the municipality of Cumaribo, Vichada, in the village La Rompida and in the capital Guaviare, so he would have been made interference in sectors known as Charras, Charrasqueras and El Bunker.
According to intelligence information, he would be in charge of the finances allocated for logistical movements, he directed extortion activities, in addition to dealing with the service of war materials and other elements necessary for the maintenance of the Gao-R First Structure; Likewise, he would be the main responsible for the illegal recruitment of minors in the region and in the indigenous communities of Guaviare.
As reported by the authorities, alias Loco Germán would have a criminal experience of more than 30 years; in 2012 he was part of the terrorist support network of the front Primero, of the extinct guerrilla group Farc; in 2017 he joined the RAER of the GAO-R Estructura Primera, of which he is currently considered ringleader, so his capture reflects a significant reduction in the capacity for the acquisition of logistical and war material for the survival and support of the groups in their base areas.
The man was put into custody authorities for prosecution, and must answer for the crime of association to commit crimes, among others.
Source: National Army News Agency