Abelardo De La Espriella stated that troops from the Army, through the Second Division, the 30th Brigade, and the Military GAULA, fought against members of the ELN in the Palo Colorado area, in Chinácota, in coordination with the GAULA of the Cúcuta Police. He wrote that during the operation, alias "Resorte," identified as Ricardo Trigos Peñaranda, died, who was supposedly the financial chief of the National Urban Warfare Front Reynaldo Ardila Gómez of the ELN. De La Espriella maintained that he was responsible for coordinating extortions, kidnappings, homicides, and activities connected to drug trafficking in Cúcuta and its metropolitan area, and that he had a criminal record for extortion kidnapping, conspiracy to commit crimes, arms trafficking, and homicide. The author asserted that the result affected the finances and logistical and operational capacity of the ELN. He also stated that the authorities would pursue armed groups until their structures were dismantled and maintained that citizens would regain peace and criminals would face the law. #Narcoterrorismo #Colombia #EjércitoNacional (translated)




