Colombia's army says it reported 120 alleged arms traffickers

Colombia’s army says it reported 120 alleged arms traffickers
Munitions stolen from military allegedly sold on international black market

by Adriaan Alsema May 13, 2024

Some 120 people who are suspected of stealing arms and munitions from Colombia’s security forces have been reported to the prosecution, according to the commander of the National Army.

In an interview with W Radio, General Luis Ospina said that the internal investigation was triggered by an attack on the highway between the capital Bogota and the south of the country.

Because this attack was carried out with an army grenade, the National Army began verifying the military stockpile in the Tolemaida base in the Tolima province.

We began to verify with more than 100 people going through the ammunition review in the depots and we were able to determine that there are some gaps… there were inconsistencies and that gave us cause to verify other military bases such as the one in La Guajira.

General Luis OspinaPresident Gustavo Petro last week showed the report he received of the arms depot in La Guajira, which showed that hundreds of thousands of bullets, grenades and even missiles were missing.

Colombia’s military lost millions of bullets, grenades and missiles: Petro
Based on those findings, the military reported those who could be involved in the illegal trade in military munitions and weapons to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

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