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Panama’s FARC links confirmed
Apr 24 -- Police operations chasing the most feared FARC commander reveal compelling evidence of the armed group’s activities in the country
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A year ago the Cuban-American Juan Cecilio Padron was kidnapped from a Panama City high-rise.
Back then, reports to which La Estrella obtained access said that the incident was carried out by FARC (Colombian Armed Revolutionary Forces) members.
Government authorities were never clear on the matter, yet earlier this week events in Colombia confirmed the guerrilla group’s activities in the country.
The Colombian army recently captured Luis Orovio Lobon, aka “Mello,” in a house in Aguablanca, Cali. “Mello” has been accused of Padron’s kidnapping.
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