After the presumed dismissal of one of the two top leaders of the Residual Organized Armed Group, the narco-terrorist guerrilla structures its hierarchy to give total power to Néstor Gregorio Vera, known as Iván Mordisco
Alias ‘Ivan Mordisco’ and ‘Gentil Duarte’ they formed the first FARC-EP dissidence that was the First Front, since the peace talks became official.
Néstor Gregorio Vera, known as Iván Mordisco, is remembered as the first guerrilla to openly oppose the peace process carried out between the FARC guerrillas and the National Government in 2016. After this, and with the self-styled First Front, Iván Mordisco controlled the departments from Guaviare, Vaupés, Meta, Caquetá and Vichada, being one of the most visible heads of the Farc dissidence along with alias Gentil Duarte.
But this morning of May 25 < b>It became known about the apparent death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents. According to preliminary information, the 58-year-old criminal was killed in Venezuela by men from the criminal structure called Segunda Marquetalia, commanded by Iván Márquez. Apparently members of that illegal armed structure, infiltrated the Gentil Duarte camp and installed an explosive element that ended the life of the top leader of the dissidents who had more than 40 years in the world of crime and terrorism< b>, it is for this reason that one of the most powerful criminal structures in the world necessarily changed its hierarchy, passing authority and command to Iván Mordisco.
Néstor Gregorio Vera o better known by the press and public forces as alias Iván Mordisco, he has more than 20 years in the subversive world. Since his admission as a lowly guerrilla Iván Morsdico stood out for his skills as a sniper and explosives operator, which is why he was able to lead the First Front for the first time in 2008, because the commander at the time was captured.
After this, Iván Mordisco became an important figure for the guerrilla structure, even when the peace process began and ended with the signing, because The commander constantly opposed the agreement that the FARC-EP was reaching with the Government of Juan Manuel Santos, which is why he declared himself in rebellion and began with the creation of one of the many dissidences that resulted after 2016 .
As a commanding figure within the narco-terrorist group, Iván Mordisco exponentially increased illicit crops in the border areas where he extended his power, just as In this way, the resurgence in the forced recruitment of indigenous and peasant children has the mark of the bloodthirsty Néstor Gregorio Vera.
Regarding the Second Marquetalia, Mordisco’s relationship has been tense, sincefrom the beginning there were disputes with the gang led by Jesús Santrich, some versions even pointed out that the murder of the guerrilla commander became the responsibility of Iván Mordisco, as they are now blaming the alleged death of Gentil Duarte to the Second Marquetalia.
Since the criminal Gregorio Vega or Iván Mordisco has a criminal history of great strength in the criminal world, testimonies have affirmed that the guerrilla commander would not be the ideal replacement for Gentil Duarte, since he no longer possesses the argumentative capacity, nor the serenity to negotiating, as was pointed out in an InSight Crime article: “It is not possible to affirm that Mordisco is called to be the replacement for Rodrigo Cadete as the main articulator of Gentil Duarte’s plan. He is recognized as having a difficult and conflictive personality, and that he does not have the same acceptance, possibility of negotiation or ideological convening capacity that Cadete had.”.
The most recent reported by the FARC dissidents is a presumed ceasefire. “Defensive actions will only be taken in the event that military units enter our areas with the mission of attacking us”, said the guerrilla, indicating that from May 25 to June 6 they would stop hostilities, although this was before the alleged death of Gentil Duarte was known, so the veracity of the statement is not known.