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Major Guerrilla Leader
Captured In Colombia
BOGOTA - Colombian police captured one of
the major leaders of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the Bajo Cauca
region in northwest Colombia, officials said
on Tuesday.
Adelmo Cala, who is allegedly the "left
hand" of Jose Lisandro Lascarro, FARC's
commander in the area, was nabbed in
Floridablanca in Santander province after
six months of intelligence work, police
said.
Cala was accused of carrying out terrorist
actions ordered by Lascarro and blackmailing
miners, ranchers and bulldozer owners.
Cala had served as the instructor of combat
tactics for FARC's 23 and 33 fronts. He also
directed and participated in attacks against
police stations in the provinces of
Antioquia, Santander and Bolivar.
The FARC is the largest rebel group in
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