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Bogota - The Colombian
authorities on Sunday captured a total of 15
members from two rebel groups in
northeastern of the country, local media
reported.
In rural area of the Arauquita municipality
in the province of Arauca, close to the
border with Venezuela, 12 members of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
were captured, Gen. Rafael Alberto Neira,
commander of the army's 18th Brigade, told
local media.
As three of those arrested are minors, the
three were turned over to the Colombian
Family Welfare Agency, said the general.
In a separate operation, three members of
the National Liberation Army (ELN) were
arrested in Saravena also in Arauca,
according to a police statement.
"Investigations discovered the main mission
of these subversives was to harass and
ambush members of government forces," it
said.
The arrested were in charge of recruiting
members and collecting protection money from
businesses there, it said.
Both FARC, the country's largest
anti-government group, and the ELN have a
strong presence in Arauca as the thick
jungle there provides a natural shelter for
their guns and drugs trafficking.
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