8 members of the powerful cartel opened fire days after one of its leading leaders was killed in Colombia

The army said that eight members of the largest cartel in Colombia died in clashes with the security forces.

Days after the death of the upper Gulf clan, The army said Many members of the cartel have been killed and two captive took during an operation in the northwest of the country. in Social media yetThe army said it also seized “abundant war materials.”

The Gulf clan was born from right-wing paramilitary groups that fought the leftist guerrilla war in the 1990s-before they turned their attention to Cocaine trade.

They are now a criminal force that earns money from drug smuggling, illegal mining of gold, extortion, and smuggling of migrants across the northern border with Panama.

The cartel is believed to range between 6000 and 9000 members, according to government estimates.

Since peace efforts have stopped, the Colombia government has launched a series of attacks on the group.

The Gulf clan is one of several gangs recently specific As foreign terrorist groups by the United States. In 2022, the Gulf clan closed dozens of cities in northern Colombia for four days in response to its leader He was handed over to the United States to trial.

On Saturday, the police and Dea killed the name “Chirimoya”, one of the five Cartel leaders.

Late last month, Air Strikes killed nine members of the alleged cartel.