4 tonnes of cocaine seized in the jungles of Colombia

Colombian soldiers discovered four tonnes of cocaine in a drug lab hidden deep in the jungle of the southwestern region of Cauca.
Officials said the laboratory and drugs belonged to the eastern division of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and financed five fronts of the rebel troops.
 The lab lies close to the country's Pacific coast and, according to authorities, the cocaine, which has a U.S. street value of 90 million dollars, was headed to Central America,Mexico and the United States.
 The FARC has financed its 5-decades long war against the Colombian government with drug trafficking, arms trafficking and kidnapping.



Translated 'We are a serious political organization, not a cartel of drug traffickers, said Rodrigo Granda, a spokesman of the guerrilla organization.

The FARC responded with laughter and ironic phrases accusations agencies Colombian state security they claim they own thousands of kilos of cocaine seized in a raid in a rural area of Cauca. "Those are inventions. We are a political organization military, serious, responsible, who is in a war too hard but peace talks.'re not a drug cartel ¨, Granda said.
said that the true sign is that of the three letters: Das, referring to the defunct Department of National Security, which he is shown to have ties to drug trafficking. recalled that former U.S. ambassador to Colombia Lewis Tambs 25 years ago coined the term narco FARC guerrillas and according to Granda "that made ​​runs between journalists" .
Guerrillas ruled Sunday to enter the new round of peace negotiations with the Colombian government in the facilities of the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba.

Original'Somos una organización política seria, no un cartel de narcos', declaró Rodrigo Granda, portavoz de la organización guerrillera.

Las Farc, respondieron con risas y frases irónicas las acusaciones de los organismos de seguridad del estado colombiano que les atribuyen la propiedad de miles de kilos de cocaína incautados en un operativo en zona rural del Cauca.

"Esas son invenciones. Nosotros somos una organización política militar, seria, responsable, que está en una guerra demasiado dura pero en diálogos de paz. No somos un cartel de narcotraficantes¨, dijo Granda.

Aseguró que el verdadero cartel es el de las tres letras: Das, refiriéndose al extinto Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, que según él está comprobado que tenía vínculos con el narcotráfico.

Recordó que el ex embajador de Estados Unidos en Colombia, Lewis
Tambs, hace 25 años acuñó la expresión narco guerrilleros para las Farc y según
Granda "eso hizo carreras entre los periodistas".

La guerrilla se pronunció al entrar hoy domingo a la nueva jornada de negociaciones de paz con el gobierno colombiano en las instalaciones
de palacio de las convenciones en La Habana, Cuba.

Source : Reuters, CMC

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