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[^2]\n\nNaín Andrés Pérez Toncel was identified by authorities as one of the main leaders of the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), an armed group operating in the Caribbean region. [^3]\n\nColombian President Abelardo de la Espriella presented four bodies covered with white sheets to the press in La Guajira on a Friday. [^4]\n\nIn January 2026, Pérez Toncel was involved in a massacre of five people in Maicao, after which the Ministry of Defense designated him as the main suspect and raised the reward for information leading to his capture to 500 million pesos. [^5]\n\nNaín Andrés Pérez Toncel, alias 'Bendito Menor', was considered one of the most important figures within the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN) and joined the structure in 2019 as a hitman for alias 'Pinocho'. [^6]\n\nPresident Abelardo de la Espriella visited the Cartagena Battalion with the military leadership to provide official information about the operation and announced he would share major news about striking criminal structures. [^7]\n\nTwo other men who were serving as Toncel's security escorts also died during the operation in the Los Olivos neighborhood near Almirante Padilla Airport. [^8]\n\nPérez Toncel was accused of involvement in drug trafficking, extortion, micro-trafficking, money laundering, and land laundering to finance the illegal structure. [^9]\n\nColombian President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that the operation marked the end of the criminal activities of a narcoterrorist who controlled La Guajira and the Caribbean region through drug trafficking, extortion, and intimidation. 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