The secret history of the delivery of alias La Mona, partner of Primo Gay: there is a crisis in the 36th Front

On August 15, a military orchestra clad in camouflage uniforms performed at Briceño Park in Antioquia, Colombia, marking a shift in power dynamics in the region once dominated by the Front 36 dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The performance was part of a series of events held in different hamlets of the municipality since early August, following an unexpected halt in drone attacks and violent clashes that had previously left bodies strewn across several areas. According to multiple sources consulted by Semana, on that day, Neider Yesid López Uñate, known as Primo Gay, the fourth-ranking leader of this FARC splinter group, met with an armed unit from his former enemies, the Gulf Clan, in an area located between the villages of La América, La Mina, and La Molina, approximately 80 minutes from the town center. This meeting reportedly occurred after Primo Gay felt cornered and isolated, having been urged by alias Chejo, the leader of Front 36 based in Campamento, to defend himself as best he could. Primo Gay, whose real name is Neider Yesid Uñates López, has been identified as a guerrilla fighter within the Front 36 dissidents of FARC. According to local authorities' census records, 255 residents from the Travesías corregimiento and the villages of Cucurucho, El Roblal, and La América fled their homes due to fear of being caught in crossfire. Another 590 individuals were unable to escape and sought shelter behind fragile walls and makeshift barriers until the conflict subsided. Official records only document the deaths of Tino and a minor who were protecting Primo Gay during combat with members of the Gulf Clan. However, local rumors suggest six additional fatalities from Primo Gay's faction, whose bodies have allegedly been secretly buried. One member of the Gulf Clan was brought to the municipal hospital on August 3. Since then, Primo Gay’s faction has fractured. In Briceño, it is claimed that Primo Gay paid a substantial amount of money to reach an agreement with the Gulf Clan to ensure his survival. He is also believed to have handed over at least 22 of his fighters, mostly minors, under an arrangement that offered them 10 million Colombian pesos each if they laid down their arms and either studied or worked in Briceño. Those who refused would face execution. There are even reports suggesting that Primo Gay provided critical information enabling a Gulf Clan sniper to kill Kevin Orley Gómez Muñoz, another front leader known as Barbas. This incident took place hours after Primo Gay’s meeting with the Gulf Clan, which included a notorious influencer and former ally of alias Calarcá, for whom the government offers up to 640 million pesos as a reward. In Briceño, it is further noted that Primo Gay removed his FARC dissident armband and donned the uniform of a commander in a substructure of the Gulf Clan in Anorí. He would not be the only traitor, however, as the collapse of Front 36 continues to unfold in Briceño.