00:00And in northern Colombia, especially in the Department of Magdalena, the armed group known as the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la
00:07Sierra Nevada, declared an armed strike in the town of Santa Marta.
00:10The action was announced as retaliation for a security forces operation that left some members of the organization dead, including
00:16El Cholo, identified as the group's second in command.
00:21The organization ordered the total closure of commercial establishment and set up roadblocks and burned vehicles on the region's main
00:28road.
00:28President Alberto de la Spera rejected the armed strike, ordered the militarization of the city of Santa Marta, and announced
00:35that he would travel there personally to direct security operations.
00:38Furthermore, the president directly threatened those who complied with the strike, stating that anyone who does not submit will end
00:47up in a body bag, dead.
