Colombia’s national army announced on Wednesday the dismantling of one of the biggest explosives and logistics bases they have ever come across.
Over three tons of explosives were seized in the municipality of Ricaurte, Nariño. The explosives were supposedly meant for the creation of anti-personnel mines, according to the military.
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The camp consisted of three 600 yard structures and was fit to accommodate 60 guerrillas of the Mariscal Sucre FARC Mobil Unit. The camp was littered with improvised explosive devices and even had a bunker fit to withstand aerial bombardment.
The location mentioned provided explosive material to the FARC’s 8th, 29th, 48th, and 60th fronts, all belonging to the rebels’ Western Block that controls areas along the Pacific coast.
Captured at the location
- 3 tons of Anfro explosives
- 139 pounds of Pentolita
- 33 pounds of black powder
- 546 yards of explosive wire
- 223 detonators
- 2,715 ammunition rounds
- 359 grenades
- 400 uniforms from Ecuador
- 130 FARC badges
- 30 Colombian military badges