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Dos fotogramas del humo que se eleva sobre las viviendas y los árboles de Remolino, Taminango, tras el ataque con drones contra la estación de Policía
Humo sobre las viviendas de Remolino, en Taminango (Nariño), tras el ataque con explosivos lanzados desde drones contra la estación de Policía del corregimiento. · Infobae

Drone attack on Nariño police station attributed to Farc dissidents

The police station of Remolino, in Taminango, Nariño, was attacked on Tuesday with explosives dropped from drones, in an action preliminarily attributed by…

The police station of the village of Remolino, in the municipality of Taminango, Nariño, was attacked on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with explosive devices dropped from drones. According to preliminary information provided by departmental authorities, the action was attributed to dissidents of the former Farc, and no injuries were reported. --- The context --- The attack took place on the Pan-American Highway, in the corridor connecting the departments of Nariño and Cauca, a strategic sector linking southern Colombia with the rest of the country that has been the scene of armed actions. Remolino belongs to Taminango, a municipality in northern Nariño, in an area with a presence of illegal armed structures disputing routes and illicit economies between the two departments. --- The facts --- Nariño's deputy secretary of Security, Andrés Peñaranda, confirmed that the Police received the alert during the morning and activated response protocols in the area. One of the main damages was concentrated on a vehicle assigned to the station, which was heavily impacted. The authorities did not specify how many drones were used or how many explosives fell near the facility, and they did not report damage to homes, businesses or other buildings in the village. --- The positions --- After the attack, units of the National Army and the Police coordinated a security deployment in Remolino and its surroundings to control the situation, verify the damage and prevent new attacks. Peñaranda stated that the entire containment device is organized and that operations were still under way while information on those responsible was gathered. That same Tuesday, another drone attack was recorded against the police station of Las Vegas, in Chimichagua, Cesar, attributed to an as yet unidentified armed group, which left only material damage. --- What remains unknown --- The report remains preliminary: the number of drones and explosives used is not known, nor is a complete tally of damage in the village. The exact structure responsible for the Remolino attack has not been publicly established beyond the preliminary attribution to the dissidents. --- Unanswered questions --- Which dissident structure carried out the attack on the Remolino station? How many drones and explosives were used? Was there damage to homes or businesses in the village that has not yet been reported? --- EPM analysis --- The attack combines a fixed target of the security forces with a means that authorities still cannot anticipate in these corridors: explosives dropped from drones on a station located beside the country's main southern highway. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, what happened in Remolino shows a threat that is no longer exceptional in Colombia: drones carrying explosives have become a recurring weapon against police stations in disputed corridors. That the attack left no one injured does not diminish its gravity: an official vehicle was heavily impacted, the Pan-American Highway once again became a scene of war, and that same day another station was attacked in Cesar. The announced response, a joint Army and Police deployment, will have to be measured by concrete results: identifying those responsible and protecting neighboring communities.
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