Mine event in Colombia on Tue 18th August 2026

In the El Hoyo trail, in the municipality of Briceño, Antioquia, the Army (@COL_EJERCITO), with support from the CTI of the Attorney General's Office (@FiscaliaCol), carried out an operation against the 36th Front of the FARC dissidents. In this operation, the submission of alias "La Mona" was achieved, who operated within the structure as a drone operator and also carried out explosives functions.

In the same military action, 1 AK-47 rifle, magazines, more than 950 rounds of different calibers, and 80 links for 7.62mm caliber ammunition were seized. The offensive also allowed the discovery of 3 drones, of which 1 was for reconnaissance and 2 for attack, adapted for the launch of homemade grenades, as well as 30 60mm grenades to be used with the aforementioned equipment. In the development of this military offensive, 25 improvised explosive devices, 7 antipersonnel mines, 1 homemade ramp for launching explosives, two bomb balloons, and more than 100 kilos of explosives including R1 and gunpowder were also found.