After the bombing by the Colombian air force in which 15 members of the 10th front of the FARC dissidents diedincluding his ringleader alias Arturo, it was learned that he had legal documentation in Venezuela.
As reviewed RCN newsevidence was found that alias Arturo not only took refuge in Venezuelan territory, but was also a protected citizen.
Among the documents he possessed were the legal Venezuelan identity card, the driver’s license and a medical permit to drive. However, the name shown in these documents was José Rodrigo Caile. But in reality it was Jorge Eliecer Jiménez Martínez, alias Arturo.
The alleged Venezuelan citizen was issued his identity card in the Apure state on November 7, 2018.
According to information from the aforementioned media, officials from the elite anti-terrorism group of the Dijín of the Colombian Police and Army intelligence witnessed the change of name and physical appearance of “Arturo”. This was the top leader of the 10th front of the FARC dissidents. In addition, he used Venezuelan documentation to move freely through the territory.
Alias Arturo, leader of the FARC dissidents, had legal documentation in Venezuela
Last Thursday, February 24, the president of Colombia Iván Duque confirmed the death of alias Arturo. This following an operation by the Colombian Army and the police of that country, in which another 21 guerrillas died.
Thanks to a joint operation of our #Public force In Puerto Rondón, Arauca, 15 members of the tenth structure of the FARC dissidents were neutralized, among them its leader alias ‘Arturo’, and five more criminals were wounded. #He who lives by the sword will die by the sword
– Ivan Duke ???????? (@IvanDuque) February 24, 2022
For the Colombian military forces, alias Arturo was a high-value target, as he was identified as the person responsible for the recent attacks in Arauca, and the car bomb in Saravena.
On the other hand, he was also the trusted man of alias Iván Mordisco, who is currently the head of the criminal group in Colombia. He had been a refugee in Venezuela since 2019, and had 200 men under his command.