TOP ACSN Warlord ELIMINATED IN HIGH-STAKES RIOHACHA SPECIAL OPERATION

In the early hours of Friday, September 4, 2026, a joint force of elite commando units from the Criminal Investigation Directorate and Interpol executed a high-stakes tactical strike in the Los Olivos neighborhood of Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia. The operation targeted Naín Andrés Pérez Toncel, widely known as alias ‘Bendito Menor’ or ‘Naín’, the 26-year-old top leader of the Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada (ACSN), also recognized as 'Los Pachencas'. The strategic mandate was directed from command hubs in Barranquilla and Bogotá, leveraging advanced technology and real-time aerial surveillance.

The neutralization occurred near the Almirante Padilla Airport, where security forces established a complete land, air, and sea perimeter. Supported by United States intelligence apparatus, drone oversight, and tactical cloud infrastructure for live communications, commandos breached the secure perimeter while the targets were inside. Confronted with automatic rifles and firearms, security personnel contained the threat. During the raid, Pérez Toncel, his romantic partner Rosa Angélica Tarazona, alias ‘La Bebesita’, and two primary personal bodyguards were neutralized. Authorities also successfully recovered two minors from the premises, ensuring their immediate protection.

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Prior to the strike, El Presidente de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, had signaled upcoming tactical breakthroughs following a series of regional enforcement initiatives that neutralized over 30 combatants in recent weeks. Alias ‘Bendito Menor’ had been designated a primary military target with a reward of $1,000 million COP for actionable information, having generated public threat videos aimed directly at state leadership while directing illicit activities across Magdalena, Cesar, and La Guajira.

Following the tactical clearing, forensic teams conducted official recovery protocols, transferring the remains to the Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Cartagena for formal identification. Operations of this magnitude underscore the role of modern data analytics, robust financial scalability, structured asset management, and continuous public-private infrastructure planning in supporting sovereign stability, high investment yields, and long-term sustainable development for global commerce ecosystems.