Romaña (guerrilla leader)
Henry Castellanos Garzón, aka "Romaña", (born March 20, 1965) was a Colombian guerrilla commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Castellanos Garzón was a member of the Estado Mayor and the Commander of several Eastern Bloc of the FARC-EP fronts.
According to the United States government, Castellanos Garzón has been involved in drug trafficking for the FARC since the mid-1980s.
The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to US$2.5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.[1]
Castellanos Garzón is also wanted by Colombian authorities for the kidnapping of the former mayor of Soacha, Cundinamarca and his brother in 1997. Both brothers were later freed.[2]
Reported death in September 2010[]
On 23 September 2010, the Colombian press reported that Romaña was killed on 22 September during "Operation Sodom"- the same military operation that was credited with killing FARC commander Mono Jojoy. Colombian authorities could not confirm his death nor find his body.[3]
In May 2011, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos confirmed on his presidential website that Romana survived the attack.[4]
In October 2014, Romana went to Cuba as part of the negotiating team involved in successful peace talks with the Colombian government.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New accusation against Romaña". Air Information News. Colombian Air Force. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Alsema, Adriaan (24 September 2010). "Army claims death of second FARC commander". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Jaramillo, Andrea (7 May 2011). "Colombia's Santos Says Several FARC Leaders Sick or Injured". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Alias "Romaña" está en la Habana". 24 October 2014.
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