A group of guerrillas from the Farc dissidents they surrounded the Police station in the municipality of Policarpa, Nariñoin which there were 12 uniformed officers.
The situation was made known by a video recorded from the police subcommand of that municipality, in which about 15 armed men are seen, with the dissidence bracelet on their arms, surrounding the station.
Messages sent by groups of WhatsApp from National Police They say that the guerrillas told the soldiers that they were obliged not to leave the station to respect their lives.
According to preliminary information, there was no presence of police units near the place where the events occurred. National Army. However, up to now there have been no reports of harassment by the guerrillas against uniformed personnel.
“The order was not to go out and not to intervene,” said the members of the security forces, according to information provided to them by a radio operator.
It is estimated that before the arrival of the guerrilla squad outside the police station, a man would have warned the uniformed officers about the presence of the illegal group in the municipality.
According to preliminary information, at least 500 members of the Farc dissidents are in the department, recognized for being surrounded by mountains and being an area where it is very cold.
So far there is no official pronouncement by the police authorities. It is expected that in the next few hours both the authorities and the Ministry of Defense will talk about the matter.