#NEWS Colombian Army searches for FARC leader after bombing

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BOGOTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Army commander Alejandro Navas said Monday that his troops were looking for leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), alias Fabian Ramirez, who was in the camp bombed Saturday in the Caqueta department.

The camp is located in "very thick terrain, we are removing the rubble. One of the hypothesis is that Ramirez could be buried under the rubble and the other is that he could have escaped," Navas told local radio station Radio Caracol.

On Nov. 20, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that the public forces carried out a military operation against a FARC camp and that Jose Benito Cabrera, also known as "Fabian Ramirez," "apparently" died.

Navas said that they found many weapons, one computer, USB sticks, a silver suitcase with at least some 2 million Colombian pesos (2,000 U.S. dollars) and some jewelry with Ramirez's initial and name near San Vicente del Caguan in Caqueta.

According to authorities, Ramirez is about 47 years old, and is the second leader of the FARC south block. His main task is drug trafficking.

Due to this, the United States has requested his extradition and has offered 2.5 million dollars for any information leading to his capture.

Navas also said that during the bombing "four drug terrorists were killed and two more were detained." He said that the military intelligence used information from some rebels to find the camp.

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