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Colombian President Announces Death of Guerrilla Leader in Riohacha Raid

President Abelardo De la Espriella announced the death of 'Bendito Menor' in a police operation in Riohacha.

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President Abelardo De la Espriella announced that Naín Pérez Toncel, alias 'Bendito Menor' or 'Comando Menor', died during the operation. [1] President Abelardo De la Espriella traveled to Riohacha, the capital of La Guajira, on September 4, 2026, to announce the results of a police operation against criminal structures. [2] Among the deceased are Naín Andrés Pérez Toncel, alias 'Bendito Menor', and his partner Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias 'La Bebesita'. [3] President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Friday that the operation ended the criminal activities of 'Bendito Menor', whom he described as one of the country's most dangerous criminals and a 'narcoterrorist' who terrorized La Guajira and the Colombian Caribbean through drug trafficking, extortion, and pressure on residents. [4] The bodies of four people arrived at the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Friday after a police operation in Riohacha, La Guajira. [5] Naín Pérez Toncel was a member of the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ASCN), also known as Los Pachenca. [6] Pérez Toncel and his partner, Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias 'La Bebecita', died in a crossfire at a residence near the Almirante Padilla airport. [7]
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  1. President Abelardo De la Espriella announced that Naín Pérez Toncel, alias 'Bendito Menor' or 'Comando Menor', died during the operation. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  2. President Abelardo De la Espriella traveled to Riohacha, the capital of La Guajira, on September 4, 2026, to announce the results of a police operation against criminal structures. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  3. Among the deceased are Naín Andrés Pérez Toncel, alias 'Bendito Menor', and his partner Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias 'La Bebesita'. · El Universal
  4. President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Friday that the operation ended the criminal activities of 'Bendito Menor', whom he described as one of the country's most dangerous criminals and a 'narcoterrorist' who terrorized La Guajira and the Colombian Caribbean through drug trafficking, extortion, and pressure on residents. · El Universal
  5. The bodies of four people arrived at the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Friday after a police operation in Riohacha, La Guajira. · El Universal
  6. Naín Pérez Toncel was a member of the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ASCN), also known as Los Pachenca. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  7. Pérez Toncel and his partner, Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias 'La Bebecita', died in a crossfire at a residence near the Almirante Padilla airport. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
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