Alias Alexidentified as Yeisón Arley García Atehortúa34 years old, died during the sixth bombing ordered by the president Abelardo De La Espriella.
The operation, carried out in the early hours of Wednesday in rural area of Novita, Chocówas directed against members of the ‘Edwin Guzmán Martínez’ substructurebelonging to the structure ‘Jairo de Jesús Durango Restrepo’one of the criminal organizations with a presence in that region of the country.
EL TIEMPO knew that alias Alex had been linked for ten years to the criminal organization and He was third in line of command. of the substructure.
One of the helicopters used to bring troops into the bombing zone. Photo:Courtesy
His criminal history was marked by territorial disputes with the National Liberation Army (ELN)especially in the municipalities of Sipí, Nóvita, Istmina, Medio San Juan and Litoral de San Juan. According to intelligence records, alias Alex would have participated in armed confrontations registered between August 2024 and September 2025in the midst of the fight for control of strategic corridors for drug trafficking and other illegal economies.
One of the documented confrontations occurred on February 7, 2025when members of the San Juan and Baudó substructures of the ‘Gulf clan’ They clashed with members of the ELN. The report indicates that the confrontation was related to “control of the base area of interference and the control of drug trafficking routes”.
Weapons seized in the bombing operation against ‘Calarcá’. Photo:Courtesy
Authorities considered alias Alex a man with extensive knowledge of the territorydue to its permanence in municipalities of the High, Medium and Low Baudóas well as in Nóvita, Sipí and Litoral de San Juan. Your position within the organization allowed him to have influence over criminal activities and the armed operations carried out in that area of Chocó.
The death of this leader represents a blow to the criminal structure that, according to the same report, It had 63 membersdistributed between 38 members of the armed component and 25 of the targeted criminal component. The intelligence agencies estimated that the impact of their commands could weaken extortion activitiesthreats, illegal financing and territorial control.
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The bombing It was developed by the Anti-Drug Trafficking Command and Transnational Threats (Conat), in coordination with the Colombian Air Force. The authorities also They reported the seizure of rifles, explosives and ammunition.
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