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The director of the Defense Criminal Investigation Unit, Yefrin Garavito, told BLU radio that the Weapons with which ‘Santrich’, ‘Márquez’, ‘El Paisa’ and ‘Romaña’ appeared come from the Middle East.
They are Israeli urban assault rifles, manufactured by Iwi, they are from the Tavor line. These rifles are used by some special forces in Colombia
Garavito said.
The expert indicated that these specific weapons would have been acquired on the black market for a value close to 7 million pesos and bought in the United States or Europe, in addition, they would be short-shot.
“They have an effective range of 500 to 550 meters, generally this type of weapon is not used in war procedures “he added.
In Colombia, they would only be used by urban counter-terrorism forces.
“They are not for sale to any type of natural person, these are weapons for the exclusive use of the State due to their special characteristics “Garavito indicated.
The minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, for its part, through a statement, affirmed that the Military Forces and Police maintain operations to combat the “Narco-terrorists who fled from Colombian justice because their only objective is to profit from drug trafficking, which brings violence and pain to the communities”.
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