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Patrulla de policías de espaldas caminando por un camino rural al amanecer entre colinas y palmas
Imagen alusiva: patrulla policial en zona rural del Caribe colombiano durante una operación de seguridad. · EPM

Operation Agamenon strikes the Clan del Golfo in Cesar

The National Police carried out Operation Agamenon in a rural area of San Martín, Cesar, against the Nelson Darío Hurtado Simanca structure of the Clan del…

--- The context --- Northern Colombia faces pressure from armed structures seeking to control territory and illicit routes, leaving rural communities exposed to threats and illegal economies. In that setting, security in Cesar became a priority front of the offensive against the Clan del Golfo. --- The facts --- The National Police carried out Operation Agamenon in a rural area of San Martín, Cesar, against the Nelson Darío Hurtado Simanca structure of the Clan del Golfo. According to what President Abelardo De La Espriella announced this Friday, an elite police group struck that structure, identified as taking part in criminal activities in different departments of northern Colombia, leaving three alleged members killed and one alleged member captured in flagrante delicto. During the operation, officers seized seven rifles, 35 grenades, 1,200 cartridges of different calibers and 16 magazines, along with a drone and quartermaster material. --- The positions --- The president stated that the operation weakens the structure's armed capacity, territorial expansion and criminal corridors, especially the drug trafficking routes on the Atlantic Coast. He also noted that the blow affects its ability to carry out violent actions, sustain its illicit economies and threaten the communities of Cesar, Magdalena and Norte de Santander. The head of state expressed his recognition to the men and women of the National Police and said the State would keep acting with full determination to restore security and protect Colombians. He also sent a message to the Public Force to keep striking illegal groups and warned criminal organizations that seek to impose their rules of terror. --- What remains unknown --- No further official details are yet known about the identity of the alleged member captured in flagrante delicto or about the judicial steps that will follow his detention, nor whether the operation will have additional phases in the region. --- Unanswered questions --- What judicial steps will the alleged member captured in flagrante delicto face after Operation Agamenon? Will there be new phases of the offensive against the Nelson Darío Hurtado Simanca structure in northern Colombia? How will this blow translate into everyday safety for the communities of the region? --- EPM analysis --- The value of a blow like this is measured on two levels: the seized material, which reduces the structure's capacity to do harm, and the effective protection of the communities under its threat. The capture in flagrante delicto also opens the judicial path, key for the result to hold up under the rule of law. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, Operation Agamenon is concrete support for the communities of northern Colombia: three alleged members killed, one alleged member captured in flagrante delicto and a significant arsenal taken out of circulation in San Martín, Cesar. Backing for the National Police must come with legality, judicial follow-up on the captured man and a sustained State presence, so that the security regained in the region becomes real and lasting peace of mind for the people.
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