Reported by: Emon CRWENewswire Correspondent

Las Vegas, NV December 31, 2010 (CRWENEWSWIRE) - Colombian drug lord, Pedro Oliverio Guerrero, with a $2.5 million reward on his head and reputed ties to right-wing militias, was killed during fights with security forces in southern Colombia.

Guerrero, also known as The Knife, led the so-called Popular Revolutionary Anti-Terrorist Army of Colombia that protected coca crops and drug trafficking routes in eastern Colombia. President Juan Manuel Santos said that the drug lord’s body was found near Puerto Alvira in Meta province, about 200 miles southeast of the Bogota.   Santos said that authorities found with him two pistols and a knife which he purportedly used to cut the throats of his victims. He added that the knife is a silent witness to at least 3,000 killings, ordered or executed, by this Colombian criminal who has finally fallen.

Colombian defense officials said that the operation began on December 24, which involved the police and air force. Officials said that the operation called Diamond, employed 23 aircraft, including four Black Hawks that initiated the attack, reportedly made their way into the Guerrero’s camp near Mapiripan, located in the state of Meta. It is reported that they had found a body that resembled Guerrero but it wasn’t until Wednesday that they confirmed it was him using fingerprints and at the end two police officers also died in this operation.  President Santos said that Colombian government had been after Guerrero for many years and his death demonstrates the courage and determination of country’s armed forces, he also announced that the $2.5 million reward will be paid to several informants.

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