The arrests of three men and two women were made during raids in Medellin, the second main city of the South American country, and in surrounding areas.
Three people, including two policemen, were killed by the explosion of two devices in the vicinity of the Cúcuta airport, in the department of Norte de Santander.
“The captured, who were transferred in the early morning to Cúcuta for the respective hearings on control of guarantees, are required by the crimes of terrorism, aggravated homicide, attempted homicide, as well as the illegal manufacture or carrying of weapons, ammunition and explosives“, said the Police in a statement.
The department of Norte de Santander, which shares a porous border with Venezuela, has become the new epicenter of Colombia’s long internal conflict, in which security forces fight criminal gangs dedicated to drug trafficking and rebel groups, in the middle of the growing coca production.
In June, a car bomb exploded at the facilities of the Army’s 30th Brigade in Cúcuta, injuring 44 people, including two US servicemen who were part of a group that trained Colombian Army troops, in an attack that claimed dissidents. of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
A few days later, the president’s helicopter Ivan duque suffered an attack with shots from the ground when the president was flying over with other officials near the same city.
Source From: Ambito
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