Authorities Reject Jacob David Acuña, aka Samuel, Head of ELN – Conflict and Drug Trafficking – Justice

As one of the most striking blows to ELN guerrilla warfare in recent years could be described the death of Jacob David Acuña, alias Samuel or Samuelito, member of the national leadership of the ELN and the hand right of "Gabino", senior guerrilla leader

Joint Special Operations Command troops dropped him last night in San Pablo, Bolívar, while he was apparently returned to the country since his hiding in Venezuela.

& # 39; Samuel & # 39; is responsible for multiple attacks against the Force Publique and the civilian population in the departments of Bolívar, Antioquia and Norte de Santander

In these areas, it is indicated by the murders of five soldiers and six policemen, badbadination of the l. former candidate for mayor of San Pablo, Bolívar, and two priests in Convención, Norte de Santander. Similarly, he directed the hijacking of the Fokker aircraft from Avianca in 1998, which covered the route between Bucaramanga and Bogotá, with 41 pbadengers.

The removal of the mayors of the municipalities of Simití, San Pablo and Santa Rosa, in Bolívar, as well as the abduction of 60 people from the village of Moralito, Santa Rosa

During his career at ELN, he served as leader of the Northeast, Southwest and Northwestern war fronts and was currently a wartime delegate of Darío Ramírez Castro and a member of the national leadership.

JUSTICE