From El Universal:Juan Manuel Santos believes that the financial crisis facing the rebels has forced them to seek new sources of revenues
The Colombian government said on Tuesday that the growing financial problems facing the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) have forced the group to seek funding from kidnappings and extortions in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told reporters that the main source of funds for the Caribbean Block of the FARC is kidnapping in the border area with Venezuela, while other factions of the rebel group engage in the same illegal activity in neighboring departments, EFE reported.
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My Comment: Venezuela and Colombia are now on common ground to put a stop to this guerrilla movement.