Colombian Army destroys drug laboratory in Antioquia

The Colombian National Army destroyed a laboratory used for processing coca paste in the rural area of Puerto Valdivia, located in the Valdivia municipality of Antioquia.

Soldiers from the 31st Light Infantry Battalion, part of the Eleventh Brigade, dismantled the rustic structure. Authorities reported that the facility allegedly served the Julio César Vargas substructure of the Clan del Golfo organized crime group.

During the operation, troops seized 800 liters of liquid inputs, 10 bags of coca leaves, 10 bags of solid inputs, and various containers used in drug production. The destruction of the infrastructure and materials is estimated to have caused an economic loss of approximately 70 million pesos to the criminal organization.