CDS b 3 10USC 424 t 1tv gpll GGGGG HEADER R 210129Z OCT 00 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC _INFO RUEACMC CMC WASHINGTON DC RUEALGX SAFE R 202125Z OCT 00 FM 6 3 10 USC 424 TO RUEKDIA DIA WASHINGTON D b 3 10 USC 424 b 3 50 USC 403-1 i RUEHC SECSTATE WASHD RUEKCCG OSD WASHDC RUEKJCS JOINT STAFF WASHDC b 3 50 USC 403-1 i WASHD RUEABND DEA WASHD RUCNFB FBI WASHD b 3 50 USC 403-1 i - b 3 50 USC 40 3-1 i b 3 50 USC 403-1 i 9 b 3 50 USC 403-1 i AUb Q 50 USC 403-1 i - ____ b 3 50 USC 403-1 i BT CONTROLS _ _ _ _ SECTION 01 OF 12 b 3 10 USC 424 _8F GRT SERIAL U IIP b 3 10 USC 424 THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE page 75 BODY COUNTRY U COLOMBIA CO PANAMA PM VENEZUELA VE IPSP U b 3 10 USC 424 SUBJ 0 b 3 10 USC 424 RDER OF BATTLE LEADERSHIP AND AREAS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE UNITED SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF COLOMBIA U WARNING U THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE REPORT CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ---------_---------------- ---------------------------DOI U 19970000 19991218 20000101 20000824 20000927 b 3 10 USC 424 b 1 b 3 10 USC 424 1 4 c E U EL ESPECTADOR BOGOTA-BASED COLOMBIA'S OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED CIRCULATION IS 50 000 OWNERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIBERAL PARTY 20000729 IN SPANISH F U EL TIEMPO BOGOTA-BASED COLOMBIA'S LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED CIRCULATION IS 350 000 OWNERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIBERAL PARTY 20000517 IN SPANISH G U WWW COLOMBIALIBRE COM AUC HOMEPAGE SITE SPONSORED AND OR MAINTAINED BY AUC 20000828 IN SPANISH H CAMBIO BOGOTA-BASED ONE OF COLOMBIA'S MOST RESPECTED WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINES PUBLISHED CIRCULATION IS 100 000 OWNERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEFT 20000515 IN SPANISH SUMMARY -ftTHIS IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF REPORTS page 76 ON THE LEADERSHIP AND ORDER OF BATTLE INFORMATION FOR THE AUC AND SUBORDINATEIINDEPENDENT SELF-DEFENSE GROUP ELEMENTS TEXT 1 THE UNITED SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF AUC LED BY CARLOS CASTANO GIL IS AN COLOMBIA UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION CONTROLLING THE MAJORITY OF COLOMBIA'S SELF-DEFENSE AND PARAMILITARY FORCES THE AUC IS COMPOSED OF GENERAL STAFF ELEMENT AND NINE SELFDEFENSE GROUPS THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUPS ARE THE PEASANT SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF CORDOBA AND URABA ACCU THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF SANTANDER AND SOUTHERN CESAR AUSAC THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ACLLO THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF PUERTO BOYACA THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF THE MAGDALENA MEDIO AMM THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF SIMITI THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF CASANARE THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF CUNDINAMARCA AND THE VALLUNA COUNTER GUERRILLA GROUP THIS REPORT WILL COVER THE GENERAL STAFF THE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND FINANCES 2 - PRIOR TO 1998 THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY CLASSIFIED SELF-DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS AS CRIMINAL ELEMENTS WITH THE 1998 PRESIDENTIAL ORDER TO ATTACK SELF-DEFENSE FORCES COLOMBIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS BEGAN TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE INFORMATION ON ALL SELFDEFENSE GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY THE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT PROVIDES A COMPARISON OF PRESS REPORTING THE AUC HOMEPAGE AND A REPORT PREPARED BY THE COLOMBIAN ARMY INTELLIGENCE SECTION FOR ARMY COMMANDER GENERAL MORA 3 -f5tTHE GENERAL STAFF IS THE AUC'S DECISION-MAKING BODY COMPRISED OF 21 LEADERS FROM THE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES WHICH MAKE UP THE AUC AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDEPENDENT SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS THE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF ARE A CARLOS CASTANO GIL ACCU B CESAR MARTIN ACCU C SANTANDER LOZADA ACCU D JOSE ALFREDO BERRIO ACCU E VICTOR A TRIANA SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF PUERTO BOYACA F CESAR SALAZAR SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF PUERTO BOYACA G RAMON MARIA ISAZA ARANGO AMM page 77 H ALIAS TENIENTE GONZALEZ AMM 1 HUMBERTO CASTRO ALLO J ULISES MENDOZA ALLO 4 t3j' THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF THE AUC ARE AS FOLLOWS A ACCU THE ACCU COMMANDED BY CARLOS CASTANO GIL IS COMPOSED OF A CENTRAL STAFF FIVE BLOCS A MOBILE SCHOOL AND ONE FRONT A SECURITY FORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 COMBATANTS PROTECTS CASTANO AND HIS STAFF OTHER KEY LEADERS OF THE ACCU ARE CESAR MARTIN SANTANDER LOZADA AND JOSE ALBERTO BERRIO THE BLOCS ARE ORGANIZED INTO A BLOC HEADQUARTERS AND STAFF ELEMENTS THE STAFF CONSISTS OF ONE FINANCE ONE INTELLIGENCE AND TWO RURAL OPERATIONS COMMISSIONS b 3 10 USC 424 A COMMISSION IS NORMALLY A TASK FORCE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION THAT USUALLY SPECIALIZES IN ONE AREA 1 THE NORTHERN BLOC UNDER THE COMMAND OF SANTANDER LOZADA IS COMPOSED OF FOUR FRONTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1300 COMBATANTS THEY ARE THE A RITO ANTONIO OCHOA FRONT THIS FRONT OPERATES IN SUCRE AND BOLIVAR DEPARTMENTS ITS 130 COMBATANTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO THE EL GUAMO SAN ONOFRE AND MOMPOX GROUPS OPERATING IN MARIA LA BAJA CO b 3 l o USC 424 CALAMAR C EL CARMEN DE BOLIVAR CO SAN ONOFRE CO B JHON JAIRO LOPEZ FRONT THIS FRONT OPERATES IN MAGDALENA CESAR AND LA GUAJIRA DEPARTMENTS ITS 350 COMBATANTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO ONE COMPANY AND SEVEN GROUPS THEY ARE THE WALTER USAGA COMPANY AND THE COPEY CHIVOLO EL BANCO JAGUA DE IBIRICO CODAZZI SIERRA NEVADA PLAILITAS AND LA GLORIA GROUPS C COMPANERO CARRILLO FRONT THIS 150 MEMBER STRONG COMBATANT FRONT IS ORGANIZED INTO THE ALIRIO BELTRAN LUQUE COMPANY AND THE LA MOJANA AND GUARANDA GROUPS D LA GABARRA FRONT IS ALSO CALLED THE VENEZUELA BORDER FRONT IT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 670 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN NORTE DE SANTANDER DEPARTMENT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS CATATUMBO COI b 3 10 USC 424 T page 78 LA GABARRA C TIBU CO EL ZULIA CO LAS MERCEDES CO TEOREMA CO EL TARRA CO RIO DE ORO CO LA PETROLERA CO CNA ORU C0# ' o USC 424 CONVENCION CO E THE NORTHERN BLOC OPERATES IN SUCRE AND BOLIVAR DEPARTMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT URAMiTA CO b 3 1o use 424 PEQUE CO DABIEBA CO MUTATA CO CHIGORODO CO CESAR DEPARTMENT CODAZZI CO b 3 l o USC 424 BOSCONIA CO BECERRIL C BOLIVAR DEPARTMENT MAGANGUE CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 ACHI CO SUCRE DEPARTMENT OVEJAS CO b 3 lo USC 424 SAN MARCOS CO MAJAGUAL CO SAN JUAN DE BETULIA CO CORDOBA DEPARTMENT TIERRALTA CO b 3 10 USC 424 VALENCIA CO 2 THE METRO BLOC COMMANDED BY ALIAS EL ALEMAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 COMBATANTS IT IS COMPOSED OF FIVE FRONTS OPERATING IN ANTIOQUTA AND CHOCO DEPARTMENTS THEY ARE THE A SOUTHEAST FRONT THIS FRONT OPERATING IN MAGDALENA AND CESAR DEPARTMENTS HAS 180 COMBATANTS ORGANIZED INTO THE SALGAR CONCORDIA BOLIVAR SUPIA AND SOUTHERN CHOCO PORFIRIO GROUPS AND THE LOS ARRIEROS MOBILE GROUP B WESTERN FRONT OPERATING IN SOUTHERN BOLIVAR page 79 DEPARTMENT AND SAN LUCAS ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT THE GROUP HAS 3001 COMBATANTS ORGANIZED INTO THE DABEIBA TOLEDO ITUANGO PEQUE FRONTING GABRIELA WHITE AND HEROES DE SAN PEDRO GROUPS AND THE JUAN DEL CORRAL MOBILE GROUP C NORTHEASTERN FRONT THIS FRONT WITH 40 COMBATANTS OPERATES IN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT IT IS ORGANIZED INTO THE VICTOR LONDONO ASSAULT NFI AND BERRIO GROUPS D EASTERN FRONT THIS FRONT WITH 150 COMBATANTS OPERATES IN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT IT IS ORGANIZED INTO THE CARACOLI JUAGUAS SANTO DOMINGO SANTIAGO ALEJANDRO LOPEZ AND MOUNTAIN RANGE GROUPS E MARTIRES DE MACHUCA FRONT THIS FRONT OPERATES IN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT F THE AREA OF OPERATIONS FOR THE METRO BLOC ENCOMPASSES CHOCO DEPARTMENT RIO SUCIO CO JURADO C ALTO BAUDO CO BAJO BAUDO CO ISTMINA CO DARIEN CO ACANDI CO CARMEN DE ATRATO CO CNA NUQUI CO bM 1 0USC 424 BOJAYA CO UNGUTA CO ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT VIGIA DEL FUERTE CO b 3 10 USC 424 ISPANIA CO CNA __j BETULIA CO b 3 10 USC 424 URRAO CO 3 THE LLANERO OR PLAINS BLOC IS COMPOSED OF THREE FRONTS A GUAVIARE FRONT FIRST AND SECOND MOBILE COMPANIES AND A SPECIAL SUPPORT GROUP B PIEDEMONTE FRONT COMPOSED OF AN ATTACK GROUP AND AN URBAN GROUP IT OPERATES IN THE VICINITY OF MEDINA COI b 3 10USC424 CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENT b 3 1 0USC 424 AND PARATEBUENO CO META DEPARTMENT page 80 -SESREo C ARIARI FRONT COMPOSED OF AN ATTACK AND AN ASSAULT GROUP IT OPERATES IN META AND CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENTS 4 THE WESTERN BLOC COMMANDED BY CARLOS ARDILLA CORREA HAS APPROXIMATELY 800 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ANTIOQUTA AND CHOCO IT IS COMPOSED OF A CHOCO FRONT THIS FRONT OPERATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHOCO AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA IT IS COMPOSED OF THE DARIEN GROUP ACANDI GILGAL AND THE DARIEN PACIFIC SALAQUI AND ATRATO b 3 1 0 USC 424 DEPLOYED IN THE RIVER OF THAT NAME GROUPS B URBBA FRONT THIS FRONT COMMANDED BY CARLOS ARDILLA CORREA OPERATES IN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT THE FRONT IS COMPOSED OF TWO MOBILE COMPANIES HEROES DE LA SEGUNDA PAVORANDO AND ABIBE THE CORDILLERA IDARRAGA EJE BANANERO URBAN COMPANY AND THREE GROUPS BAJIRA COMPANERO FLORO PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND TURBO 5 THE SOUTHERN BLOC WITH 380 COMBATANTS 1S COMPOSED OF THE CAQUETA PUTUMAYO AND TOLIMA FRONTS OPERATING IN THE CAQUETA PUTUMAYO AND TOLIMA DEPARTMENTS RESPECTIVELY A CAQUETA FRONT HAS 130 COMBATANTS COMMANDED BY ANIRO CASTANO ALIAS GUSTAVO GOMEZ IT OPERATES IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MORELIA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 VALPARAISO CO BELEN DE LOS ANDAQUIES CO MONTANITAS CO EL PAUJIL CO B PUTUMAYO FRONT HAS 100 COMBATANTS COMMANDED BY ALEJANDRO GUTIERREZ ALIAS ALEJO IT OPERATES IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS PUERTO ASIS CO b 3 1 o USC 424 MOCOA CO LA HORMIGA CO SANTA ANA CO ORITO CO C TOLIMA FRONT THIS FRONT WITH 150 COMBATANTS IS COMMANDED BY ALIAS GUAJIRO AND OPERATES IN PUERTO SALDANA CO 6 3 1 0 USC 424 RIO BLANCO CO SANTIAGO PEREZ CO 1 5 ATACA bX3 10 USC 424 PROBABLY ATACO COL -SEORE F 6X3 10 USC page 81 b 3 10 USC 424 PLANADAS COj b 3 10 USC 424 CHAPARRAL CO COYAIMA CO 6 THE MOBILE SCHOOL IS COMPOSED OF A SPECIAL FORCES COMPANY AND THE ABIBE GROUP NFI 7 THE ANTIOQUTA UNIVERSITY COMMANDOS GROUP HAS 50 MEMBERS OPERATING OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUTA b 3 10 USC 424 THIS GROUP HAS SUCCESSFULLY FORCED FARC AND ELN SYMPATHIZERS OFF OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN RECENT MONTHS B THE ACMM ALSO KNOWN AS THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF RAMON ISAZA OPERATES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ANTIOQUTA BOYACA CALDAS AND CUNDINAMARCA KEY LEADERS ARE RAMON ISAZA COMMANDER AND ALIAS TENIENTE GONZALEZ THE ACMM'S ESTIMATED 650 COMBATANTS ARE ORGANIZED AS FOLLOWS 1 YACOPI GROUP COMMANDED BY LUIS EDUARDO CIFUENTES A ALIAS EL AGUILA OPERATES IN CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENT IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS PUERTO SALGAR CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 PACHO C YACOPI CO 2 PUERTO BOYACA GROUP THIS GROUP WITH APPROXIMATELY 350 COMBATANTS IS COMMANDED BY JOSE ALIRIO CASTRO MOLiNA ALIAS BOTALON b 3 10 USC 424 A DOCUMENT PRODUCED BY THE AUTODEFENSAS UNIDAS DE COLOMBIA DATED 18 APRIL 1997 HAS A SIGNATURE BLOCK FOR A COMANDANTE VOTALON THE GROUP OPERATES IN BOYACA DEPARTMENT IN PUERTO BOYACA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 PUERTO PINZON C SANTA MARIA CO 3 PUERTO TRIUNFO GROUP THIS GROUP OPERATES IN THE VICINITY OF PUERTO TRIUNFO CO b 3 10 USC 424 4 PUERTO BERRIO GROUP THIS GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 100 COMBATANTS COMMANDED BY ALIAS ROQUI OPERATES IN ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENT IN THE VICINITY OF PUERTO BERRIO CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 AND YONDO CO CO -- 5 LA DORADA GROUP APPROXIMATELY 100 COMBATANTS UNDER ALIAS TERROR OPERATES IN CALDAS DEPARTMENT IN THE VICINITY OF LA DORADA CO b 3 10 USC 424 page 82 b 3 10 USC _ 424-_ C ACLLO OPERATES IN THE EASTERN PLAINS IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF CASANARE AND META KEY LEADERS ARE GROUP COMMANDER HUMBERTO CASTRO AND ULISES MENDOZA IT IS COMPOSED OF THE CASANARE AND META GROUPS 9 THE CASANARE GROUP UNDER THE COMMAND OF CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES HAS APPROXIMATELY 240 COMBATANTS b 3 10 USC 424 THIS GROUP ALLEGEDLY RECEIVES MONEY FROM OIL COMPANIES THAT OPERATE IN THE AREA WHO ARE SEEKING PROTECTION FOR AREA GUERRILLA GROUPS THE CASANARE GROUP OPERATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CASANARE AT FOLLOWING LOCATIONS VILLANUEVA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 SABANALARGA CO AGUAZUL CO SAN LUIS DE PALENQUE CO TAURAMENA CO PAZ DE ARIPORO CO MONTERREY CO MANI CO PORE C0 YOPAL CO OROCUE CO NUNCHIA CO HATO COROZAL CO 2 THE META GROUP COMMANDED BY CLODOMIRO AGAMEZ HAS APPROXIMATELY 300 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN PUERTO LLERAS C PUERTO GAITAN CO EL CASTILLO CO PUERTO LOPEZ CO EL DORADO CO CUBARRAL CO SAN CARLOS DE GUAROA CO EL CHARRERO CO CNA LA PORFIDIA CO CNA SAN MARTIN CO GRANADA CO GUAMAL CO ACACIAS C CANAGUARO CO D THE AUSAC WITH APPROXIMATELY 400 COMBATANTS IS COMMANDED BY CAMILO AURELIO MORANTES AND FRANCISCO - %f page 83 -SEORE - TABARES AUSAC ELEMENTS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF EL PLAYON ARE UNDER THE COMMAND OF ALIAS RICARDO WHILE ELEMENTS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF RIO DE ORO GONZALEZ AGUACHICA GAMARRA SAN ALBERTO AND SAN MARTIN ARE UNDER THE COMMAND OF JUANCHO PRADA LINCON CASTILLA FIELD COMMENT INDIVIDUAL APPEARS TO HAVE THREE LAST NAMES MORE INFORMATION ON PRADA IS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH N BELOW AND RODOLFO PADILLA ALIAS EL CURA AUSAC UNITS OPERATE IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS OF CESAR AND SANTANDER LOCATIONS AGUACHICA COI ' 3 10 USC 424 LEBRIJA CO SAN VICENTE DE CHUCURI CO CHUCURICO BARRANCABERMEJA CO BAJO EL CARMEN CO CNA PUERTO WILCHES CO b 3 10 USC 424 SABANA DE TORRES CO CUESTA RICA COI SAN ALBERTO CO RIONEGRO CO PELAYA CO E THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF PUERTO BOYACA COMMANDED BY EITHER VICTOR A TRIANA ALIAS BOTALON OR ABSALON SAMUDIO ALSO ALIAS BOTALON THEY NUMBER APPROXIMATELY 70 COMBATANTS b 3 10 USC 424 THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PARAMILITARY UNITS THAT OPERATE IN THE PUERTO BOYACA AREA A CORRELATION OF COLOMBIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS SHOWS THAT BOTH COMMANDERS USE THE ALIAS BOTALON THE AUSAC AFFILIATED SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF PUERTO BOYACA SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PUERTO BOYACA GROUP OF THE ACMM UNDER THE COMMAND OF JOSE ALIRIO CASTRO MOLINA ALIAS YET AGAIN BOTALON PUERTO BOYACA CO b 3 10 USC 424 PUERTO PINZON CO SANTA MARIA CO F THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF SIMITI COMMANDED BY ALIAS EFRAIN HAS APPROXIMATELY 600 ACTIVE COMBATANTS DEPLOYED TO THE FOLLOWING BOLIVAR DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS SANTA ROSA COHGEOCORD CNA page 84 USC 424 SIMITI CO b 3 10 SAN PABLO CO RIOVIEJO CO REGIDOR CO MORALES CO G THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF CUNDINAMARCA COMMANDED BY LUIS EDUARDO CIFUENTES ALIAS EL AGUILA' HAS APPROXIMATELY 980 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING CUNDINAMARCA DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS YACOPI CO b 3 10 USC 424 PUERTO SALGAR CO PACHO CO H THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS OF CASANARE COMMANDED BY DANIEL SANTOS ALIAS HK HAS APPROXIMATELY 550 ACTIVE COMBATANTS OPERATING IN THE FOLLOWING CASANARE DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS MONTERREY CO b 3 10 USC 424 CHAMESA COHGEOCORD CNA RESETOR COUGEOCORD CNA AGUAZUL CO b 3 10 USC 424 YOPAL CO OROCUE CO MIRANDA DE GUANAPOLO C011GEOCORD CNA SAN JOAQUIN DE CARBAYAS CO GEOCORD CNA LAS GAVIOTAS CO GEOCORD THREE LISTED IN CASANARE SANTA ELENA DE CUSIVA C b 3 10 USC 424 EL DELIRIO CO EL BORAL C 1 THE VALLUNA COUNTER GUERRILLA GROUP IS COMMANDED BY ALIAS MONDRAGON IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 100 ACTIVE COMBATANTS OPERATING IN VALLE DE CAUCA DEPARTMENT TULUA CO 0 3 10 USC 424 MONTELORO CO PUERTO FRAZADAS CO LA MARINA CO GEOCORD THREE LISTED IN VALLE DE CAUCA BARRAGAN CO b 3 10 USC 424 SANTA LUCIA COI BIGALAGRANDE CORGEOCORD CNA CHORREAS COHGEOCORD CNA GALICIA CO 0 3 11 USC 424 LA MORENA CO SAN PEDRO CO -sEelipage 85 J THE LOS CHAMIZOS GROUP IS COMMANDED BY HERNAN GIRALDO SERNA IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 30 ACTIVE COMBATANTS OPERATING IN MAGDALENA DEPARTMENT THIS UNIT ALSO HAS ANOTHER SECTION LOCATED IN CALDAS SANTA MARTA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 GUACHACA CO GUACHAQUITA CO CALABOZO CO 1GE000RD CNA BURITACA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 DON DIEGO CO PALOMINO CORGEOCORD TWO LISTED IN MAGDALENA K CENTAURO BLOC IS COMMANDED BY CLODOMIRO AGAMEZ AND ALIAS TOMAS IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 ACTIVE COMBATANTS OPERATING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF VICHADA AND GUAVIRE SAN MARTIN COHGEOCORD CNA GRANADA CO GEOCORD CNA PUERTO LLERAS CO 1 3 1 0 USC 424 PUERTO RICO CO EL DORADO CO GEOCORD CNA GAVIOTAS CO b 3 10 USC 424 EL ANZUELO COHGEOCORD CNA SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE CO b 3 10 USC 424 I COFFEE AXIS L EJE CAFETERO COMMANDI b 3 10 USC 424 COMMAND IS COMMANDED BY ALIAS GAVILAN OR HOYOS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 25 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN CALDAS AND RISARALDA DEPARTMENTS RIOSUCIO CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 SUPIA CO QUINCHIA COI i GAUTICA CO GEOCORD CNA M LOS ROJAS GROUP IS COMMANDED BY RIGOBERTO ROJAS MENDOZA ALIAS RIGO IT IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 COMBATANTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MAGDALENA GUACHACA COI bX3 10 USC 424 LOS ALMENDROS COHGEOCORD CNA SANTA MARTA CO bX3 10 USC 424 FUNDACION CO ARACATA COYGEOCORD CNA RIO FRIO CO I b 3 10 USC 424 CIENAGA CO N THE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF CESAR IS COMMANDED BY page 86 JUANCHO PRADA LINCON CASTILLA IT IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 250 COMBATANTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CESAR SAN MARTIN COHGEOCORD CNA AGUACHICA CO b 3 10 USC 424 RIO DE ORO CO 0 THE NARINO COMPANY IS COMMANDED BY ELIGIO JAIMES LAZARO ALIAS JIMMY IT IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 COMBATANTS OPERATING IN THE NORTE DE SANTANDER DEPARTMENT LA PLAYA CO b 3 1 0 USC 424 ABREGO C OCANA CO P THE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES OF THE GUAVIARE GROUP IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 100 COMBATANTS IN THE GUAVIRE DEPARTMENT EL RETORNO COHGEOCORD CNA SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE CO bx3 1 0 USC 424 MAPIRIPAN COHGEOCORD CNA CALAMAR COI b 3 10 USC 424 5 U AUC FINANCES ACCORDING TO SOURCE F THE AUC RECEIVES AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 147 600 000 USD INCOME FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF THIS INCOME COMES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM NARCOTRAFFICKING OF THIS INCOME 63 600 MILLION PESOS COVERS LOGISTICS AND THE SALARIES OF AUC MEMBERS A INCOME SOURCES 1 TAXES ON COCA GROWERS AND LEAF BUYERS IN SOUTHERN BOLIVAR DEPARTMENT 24 000 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $11 162 790 USD 2 TAXES ON COCA GROWERS AND LEAF BUYERS IN GUAVIARE META CAQUETA AND PUTUMAYO DEPARTMENTS 18 000 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $5 372 100 USD SOURCE COMMENT THE AUC IS CURRENTLY UNDER-BIDDING THE FARC IN META DEPARTMENT CHARGING SIX PERCENT TAX INSTEAD OF THE TEN PERCENT PREVIOUSLY CHARGED BY THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA FARC 3 ECONOMIC GROUPS NFI BUSINESSMEN CATTLE TRANSPORT AND LOGGING INDUSTRIES 12 000 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $5 581 400 USD SOURCE COMMENT SOME OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VOLUNTARY OTHERS ARE COERCED 4 MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS BANANA EXPORTERS page 87 DONATIONS FROM DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN VALLE DEL CAUCA DEPARTMENT AND TAXES IN TOLIMA AND ANTIOQUTA DEPARTMENTS 14 400 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $6 697 700 USD 5 LANDOWNERS AND CATTLEMEN IN THE SEVEN DEPARTMENTS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST 6 3 10 Usc 424 MAINLY CORDOBA CESAR MAGDALENA SUCRE ANTIOQUTA AND SANTANDER DEPARTMENTS 79 200 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY 36 837 200 USD B AUC OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ACCORDING TO SOURCE F THE AUC'S ANNUAL EXPENSES b 3 1o use 424 TIMEFRAME IS NOT SPECIFIED ARE 1 SALARIES FOR 6000 LOW-RANKING MEMBERS 7 200 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $3 348 840 USD 2 SALARIES FOR 1000 SQUAD LEADERS PATROL LEADERS AND SERGEANTS OF THE GUARD RELEVANTES 3 600 MILLION PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $1 674 420 USD 3 SALARIES FOR 600 COMMANDERS OF COMPANIES ZONES AND FINANCE COMMISSIONS COMMUNICATIONS AND WEAPONS TECHNICIANS AND CHIEFS OF URBAN AND RURAL OPERATIONS 7 200 MILLION PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $3 348 840 USD 4 SALARIES FOR 400 BLOC AND FRONT COMMANDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL AND BLOC STAFFS 24 000 MILLION COLOMBIAN PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $11 162 800 USD b 3 10 USC 424 THESE NUMBERS ADD UP TO APPROXIMATELY 8 000 SALARIED POSITIONS IN THE SELF DEFENSE GROUP STRUCTURE INCLUDING WAR MATERIAL SUPPLIES 5 L 3 10 USC 424 FOOD CLINIC AND MEDICAL EXPENSES 21 600 MILLION COLOMBIAN PESOS PER YEAR APPROXIMATELY $10 046 500 USD b 3 10 USC 424 SOURCE F ALSO INCLUDES MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES SUCH AS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO WIDOWS AND FAMILIES OF FALLEN AUC MEMBERS LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO AUC MEMBERS IN PRISON AND MOVING EXPENSES IN THIS CATEGORY b 1 1 4 c page 88 b 1 1 4 c 2 W_ DARE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER CONTACT b 3 10 USC 424 4 - c THE MOST UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE ORDER OF BATTLE FOR THE ACCU AND THE OTHER INDEPENDENT GROUPS DATED LATE AUGUST 2000 SHOWS THAT THE COLAR ESTIMATES THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SELF-DEFENSE GROUP MEMBERS IN COLOMBIA IS 6 405 5 t tMETHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING SELF-DEFENSE GROUP STRENGTH ON OR AROUND JUNE OF 2000 ARMED FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL FERNANDO TAPIAS STAHELIN ORDERED EACH SERVICE CHIEF TO PREPARE A REPORT AND BRIEF ON THE TOPIC OF THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS COLAR COMMANDER GENERAL JORGE MORA RANGEL IN TURN ASKED COLAR INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL TO CALL EVERY BATTALION LEVEL UNIT AND ABOVE AND REQUIRE IMMEDIATE INDEPENDENT REPORTS ON TOTAL NUMBER OF SELF-DEFENSE GROUP PERSONNEL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF OPERATIONS ALL REPORTS WENT TO THE COLAR'S INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE ACRONYM DINTE WHERE THE SELF-DEFENSE GROUP ANALYST A SENIOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERGEANT DID A CORRELATION OF ALL REPORTS THE NCO IN TURN REPORTED TO HIS SUPERIORS ON APPARENT DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN UNIT ESTIMATES AND REPORTED SAME TO GENERAL MORA WHO IN TURN PLACED THE HEAT ON THE DIVISION COMMANDERS TO EXPLAIN TO AN UNHAPPY COMMANDER THE REASON S FOR THE DISCREPANCIES ONCE THE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO GENERAL MORA A RECONCILIATION WAS MADE AND THE FINAL REPORT WAS BRIEFED TO GENERAL TAPIAS LATER NFI GENERAL MORA IS SATISFIED WITH THE FINAL FIGURE FOR THE ESTIMATED FORCE BELONGING TO SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS IN COLOMBIA 6 405 ADMIN b 3 10 USC 424 b 1 1 4 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