FARC deals with uranium
Colombian authorities have seized uranium from the guerrilla organization FARC.
The material was found in a rural area long considered a guerrilla stronghold just south of the capital city Bogota. It is being examined by state experts, said a Defense Ministry statement.
The statement did not say where the uranium came from or what it could be used for.
“This appears to have been part of a black market operation that the guerrillas were trying to use to make money,” said Pablo Casas, an analyst at Bogota think-tank Security & Democracy.
FARC primarily earns revenue from its global drug trade operations, where it is estimated to make between $500 million to $1 billion.
