In the middle of firefights it was possible to capture a person and destroy a large coca-processing complex in the rural area of the municipality of San Martín, in the department of Meta.
In the Fundo Nuevo district, in the municipality of San Martín, in the department of Meta, troops of the Engineers Battalion No. 7 'Carlos Albán Estupiñán' of the Seventh Brigade, through the work of Military Intelligence, in interinstitutional work with the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Nation, find a complex for the production of cocaine hydrochloride, belonging to the organized armed group Los Puntilleros - Bloque Meta.
After a fight with members of the organized armed group, in compliance with the Diamante II Plan and in accordance with article 217 of the Political Constitution, it was possible to capture an individual and find a shotgun Ithaca 15 mm caliber and 12 cartridges of the same caliber.
In the same way, in the laboratory, valued at 1500 million pesos and with a capacity to produce 2,000 kilos of alkaloid, troops found three microwave ovens, two electricity generators, a Martian (distillation tower), a precision scale, a press, two washing machines, a barrel of 55 gallons, a tank with capacity of 1,000 liters and four radios Motorola.
This coca-processing complex was built in a rustic and rudimentary way, with 25 areas, with rudimentary tents to accommodate 40 people, equipped with all the elements required for the manufacture of cocaine hydrochloride.
Source: National Army
