In Bogotá, friends from all walks of life in the media have been waiting eagerly in front of the airport. They have all received the latest anti-drug war report released by Colombia not long ago.
That report was submitted to Congress personally by the Colombian Minister of Justice. The first line on it was information about Carlos Redd's capture.
As soon as the report came out, everyone was shocked and the whole world was in an uproar.
The Medellin Group has been making a fortune in Colombia for more than ten years. During this period, it can be said that no one dared to mess with it, and it was as arrogant as it wanted. But now, one of the four giants has been captured alive by government forces. This is like the United States. During the Civil War, the Southern army retreated steadily, and suddenly Grant was captured alive.
Everyone's first reaction was naturally disbelief. After all, what level is the Medellin Group and what level is your Colombian government?
Then the Attorney General made a harsh move. He said that Carlos Redd, who was captured alive, would not stay at the military base, but would go directly to the airport to meet with friends from the media.
As a result, almost all the media in Colombia rushed over like crazy, setting up long guns and short cannons, waiting for the arrival of the other party.
Soon, a small business jet belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia arrived at the airport under the escort of the air force. Then, under the guard of hundreds of armed soldiers, the door of the business jet slowly opened, and he was already receiving treatment again. But Carlos Red, who was still very weak and had to rely on help, just walked out under the escort of the military police.
The latter was very resistant to being exposed in public, but two gendarmes wearing masks were responsible for dragging him, and there were four gendarmes behind him to help. A total of six people were escorting him. Carlos could only expose himself to the flashbulbs of the media. Down.
The appearance of the other party also surprised many friends in the media. After all, Carlos Reade, who was a member of Congress not long ago, is very different from now. However, no one doubts the authenticity of the other party. Carlos made a fool of himself in the past. A lot of time, many people can recognize him at a glance.
In other words, there are really only three people left among the Big Four in Medellin!
The truth of this also surprised friends in the media, because since the president of the Liberal Party came to power, Colombia's performance in drug strategy has been very poor. Even the anti-drugs were carried out at the request of the United States, but in reality His performance was like a disaster. He had been at war with the Medellin Cartel for more than a year. He had hundreds of police officers killed and countless civilians injured. He even had national dignitaries and even the judiciary killed by the Medellin Cartel. They were all bombed into rubble.
But now, they suddenly said that they had captured the enemy general, which instantly made people feel unreal.
The Attorney General even announced at the airport that Carlos Redd would be transferred to a heavily guarded police hospital for treatment. When he recovers, he will be handed over to the U.S. judicial authorities in accordance with the extradition treaty, but before that , he wants to stand trial before the Colombian judiciary.
But the media are naturally not satisfied with this bit of news. They also want to know more about the inside story, such as how Carlos Redd was arrested and what methods the government used.
But these attorneys general did not answer, and just told everyone that they would hold a press conference later to announce the specific details of the action.
The reason why the Minister of Justice did not answer directly was mainly because the battle in the seaside estate was not over. They arrested more than 140 members of the Medellin Group, ranging from the most basic level to mid-level cadres. Just transferring these people, It took a full day of work, because it had to be transferred by helicopter, and ground vehicles had no chance of entering this area.
The disbelieving government forces sent armored vehicles to try to open the land route. As a result, Medellin's armed men directly used explosives to blast the roads and bridges. Therefore, the subsequent transfer of personnel could only be carried out slowly by helicopter.
The property inventory of the manor was equally laborious. Pablo even had a bust made of gold in the manor, as well as various other luxuries. The staff of the Ministry of Justice spent their time in the harassment of drug dealers. It took nearly four days to complete the inventory of the property in the manor.
And it will be a week before the operation is completely completed.
After completely evacuating the seaside manor and then burying it,
After the explosives burned it to the ground, the thunderous raid, a joint operation between the United States and Colombia, finally came to an end.
The government soldiers who left the ruins leisurely boarded the navy warship amid the furious gunfire of the drug dealers, and then returned in Desheng.
The Minister of Justice also held a press conference in Bogotá at the same time, officially announcing the inside story of the relevant actions.
With the cooperation from the inside, a joint force composed of the Columbia Police Service, the Anti-Narcotics Special Forces, the Department of the Interior, the Navy, the Air Force, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Security Service of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and U.S. defense military contractors successfully raided the area. Pablo Escobar's private estate in Medellin.
During the operation, the joint forces killed and injured more than 100 people, arrested nearly 40 people related to the Medellin Group, nearly 100 armed personnel, seized countless weapons and ammunition, and countless assets. It was a perfect mission. Distance raid!
Of course, the Minister of Justice concealed the news that Pablo and the other two people successfully escaped. After all, reporting good news rather than bad news is a common unspoken rule in all countries.
Of course, some media had their own news channels, so they deliberately asked the Minister of Justice if they had not caught Pablo, and they could only use Carlos who had not escaped to make up the number.
The Minister of Justice immediately said that this was false. Their intelligence showed that only Carlos himself was recuperating in the manor. They were going there for Carlos in the first place!
So, what made Pablo run away didn’t exist!
Some sharp-eyed media noticed the inconspicuous military contractor in the corner of the report and raised their doubts to the Attorney General.
The Minister of Justice is still very official, saying that Shadow Company is a high-quality partner for both parties to cooperate. Choosing Shadow Company can avoid many political considerations and simply complete the task.
Especially the anti-narcotics special forces that made great contributions in the operation. Their establishment was indispensable with the help of Shadow Company.
But when the media asked about the specific contribution of Shadow Company in the operation, the Attorney General dismissed it with a very formulaic answer.
His answer naturally aroused the curiosity of more media. After all, it is very strange for a private company to appear in such an operation, especially when it is a military contractor.
Many media can't wait to dig out some inside information and report it.
