Colombian Army forces dismantled three ELN camps and an explosives cache in Norosí municipality, Bolívar department, while the Navy seized 2.3 tons of cocaine from a vessel 135 nautical miles off Tumaco's coast near Nariño, both during operations reported between 12:45 AM and 3:45 AM UTC on February 16, 2026, as part of counter-narcotics and anti-guerrilla efforts. According to the Army's Twitter account (@COL_EJERCITO), the Norosí offensive targeted the ELN's Luis José Solano Sepúlveda Front. The Army reported seizing drone munitions from the ELN camps, described as extremely well-made with mass-produced elements, fragmentation rings, and presumed inertial fuses, per an analysis shared by LatamSmallArms on X. In the Pacific operation, the Coast Guard, informed by Naval Intelligence, intercepted a metrera-type vessel operated by three Colombians, identifying 90 bundles of rectangular cocaine packages during inspection, as stated by WorldCrimeIntel on X. These actions occurred through coordinated maritime control and security operations in southern Pacific waters. The ELN camp dismantlement followed an Army offensive in Norosí, Bolívar, with no further details on timing within the three-hour reporting window provided by the sources.
