Colombia’s Killing of ‘Max Max’ Targets Rebel Explosives Nerve Center
Colombia’s president says security forces have killed Dubán Ramiro Castillo Cortés, alias ‘Max Max,’ described as the chief bomb‑maker for key dissident FARC fronts in the country’s southwest. Neutralizing a top explosives expert could reshape the risk calculus for rural communities, troops and infrastructure caught in the crossfire of Colombia’s post‑peace‑deal conflict.
Colombia has announced the death of a man it describes as one of the country’s most dangerous bomb‑makers, in an operation that underscores how the fight against FARC dissidents now hinges on targeting specialized skills as much as territory. President Abelardo De La Espriella said on 13 August that security forces had killed Dubán Ramiro Castillo Cortés, known by the alias “Max Max,” in a rural operation in La Cabaña, an area outside Jamundí in the southwestern department of Valle del Cauca. According to the president’s account, Castillo was a key member of FARC dissident structures and served as the principal explosives expert for the Jaime Martínez and Dagoberto Ramos…
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