An illegal mining operation overseen by one of Colombia’s most prolific narco-terrorist organizations, the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC), also known as Clan del Golfo, was dismantled in a joint operation between the Colombian military and police force on Thursday, December 12.

Three fighters associated with the Ismael Ruiz Front, part of a splinter faction of the now largely disarmed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) known as the Estado Mayor Central (FARC-EMC), were captured by Colombian security forces after an engagement between the two groups on Sunday, December 15 that began when Colombian military personnel identified a group of armed fighters as members of the group.