00:00Following the operation in which alias Cholo died, reprisals began, attributed to the
00:04Self-defense groups conquering the Sierra Nevada. Reports have been made in Santa Marta and its surroundings.
00:10Blockades and transportation disruptions. There are also burned vehicles and several businesses.
00:15Businesses decided to close. The situation led President de la Espriella to order
00:19the militarization of the city.
00:20These criminals intend to set fire to a large part of the Caribbean region, starting with
00:28Santa Marta, where they have threatened merchants, residents, transporters, and are committing crimes.
00:37All sorts of excesses. As President of the Republic, I have ordered that Santa Marta be militarized.
00:44at the moment.
00:45The president confirmed that five other suspected members of the group have already been captured.
00:50armed in Santa Marta and Riohacha. Authorities identified Cholo as the one
00:54second-in-command of that illegal organization. The operation, which took place last
00:58September 21st, it occurred in the Quebrada del Sol sector, in the Huachaca district,
01:03rural area of Santa Marta. It was coordinated by the Anti-Narcotics Directorate of the Police
01:07and Jungle Commandos, with support from the Prosecutor's Office and the Air Force.
01:11In the same police operation, six other people, presumed members of that group, died.
01:16armed. Among them, the son of Freddy Castillo Carrillo, alias Pinocchio, the top boss and
01:21ACSN financier. Authorities had been tracking alias Cholo for several
01:27months. In December 2025, he was captured while traveling along the Caribbean trunk road.
01:32in the jurisdiction of Santa Marta. But he was later released because of the arrest warrant.
01:36The charges against her had been suspended as part of the negotiation efforts by the government
01:44President Abelardo Velaspriella, along with other members of the ACSN, after
01:53from the dismantling of the total peace policy by the government of President Abelardo
01:57Velaspriella.
01:58More details on this story at elespectador.com
02:14Abelardo Velaspriella.com
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