Alias Tatú, the alleged leader of a sub-structure of the Gulf Clan armed group, was captured in Yondó, Antioquia

During military operations carried out by troops from the No. 2 Nueva Granada Air Defense Artillery Battalion, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and the DIJIN of the National Police, alias Tatú, the alleged leader of the Edgar Madrid Benjumea substructure of the Gulf Clan organized armed group (GAO), was captured in the town center of Yondó, Antioquia.

According to military intelligence, it was established that this 35-year-old individual, who had been with the illegal armed organization for 10 years, was committing crimes in the town center of the municipality, as well as in the rural areas of Puerto Matilde and Cuatro Bocas, and also frequented the town centers of Barrancabermeja, Puerto Wilches, and Sabana de Torres.

According to his criminal record, the suspect now in custody was reportedly in charge of hitmen in that region, was responsible for coordinating armed operations in the municipality of Yondó, and is linked to several homicides in that region.

Similarly, alias Tatú was also allegedly responsible for carrying out forced recruitment of children and adolescents in the municipalities of San Pablo, Santa Rosa, and Cantagallo in southern Bolívar; Puerto Wilches, Sabana de Torres, and Barrancabermeja in Santander; and Yondó in Antioquia.

The strategic impact of this capture thwarts the criminal plans of the illegal organization in this region of the country, weakens its activities related to the acquisition of war material and forced recruitment, and neutralizes its financial and criminal coordination capabilities.

The National Army reaffirms its commitment to continue working for the security of the Magdalena Medio region, undermining the capabilities of the threat and ensuring the sustained conduct of military operations on the ground to protect the civilian population and defend sovereignty.

Source: Second Division Press.