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Related: About this forumSomeone Killed a Legendary Colombian Rebel Leader--and Cut Off His Pinky
The controversial former-FARC leader was wanted on drug charges in the US and had a $10 million bounty on his head. Foes in Colombia, Venezuela and rival criminal factions all wanted him dead.
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By Joshua Collins
May 19, 2021, 1:59pm
BOGOTA, Colombia-- A former commander of Colombias rebels, an accused cocaine trafficker who signed the countrys 2016 peace accord only to walk away from a Senate seat and declare war again on the country with which he had negotiated peace, was killed Tuesday.
The death of Jesús Santrich, who spent almost 30 years in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was confirmed Tuesday evening by the rebel splinter group he commanded in the border region of Venezuela.
In its announcement, the group, Segunda Marquetalia, blamed Colombian special forces which it said had crossed the border illegally into Venezuela to ambush Santrichs security detail in the border department of Zulia. They killed him with grenades and small arms fire before removing his pinky finger and returning to Colombia in a yellow helicopter, the group said.
Colombian authorities have yet to confirm Santrichs death, other than a statement by the Defense Minister that the government was trying to confirm rumors he had been killed during a confrontation between armed groups near the border.
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Someone Killed a Legendary Colombian Rebel Leader--and Cut Off His Pinky (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
May 2021
OP
That's a human behavior that goes along with the blood sacrifice that we still haven't
abqtommy
May 2021
#1
I assume the finger was taken for later DNA testing to be sure they got the guy.
EX500rider
May 2021
#3
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)1. That's a human behavior that goes along with the blood sacrifice that we still haven't
gotten rid of.
Judi Lynn
(160,527 posts)2. Beyond all understanding...
EX500rider
(10,847 posts)3. I assume the finger was taken for later DNA testing to be sure they got the guy.