Colombian forces kill 32 guerrillas, president says March 26, 2012 -- Updated 1606 GMT (0006 HKT) Four other rebels are captured in the operation, the president says The offensive occurs in the central Colombian department of Meta The operation occurs several days after another offensive killed dozens of rebels Bogota, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian authorities have killed 32 leftist guerrillas, the South American nation's president said Monday. Four other rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were captured in the operation, President Juan Manuel Santos said. The offensive occurred in the central Colombian department of Meta. Last week Colombia's defense minister said a joint military-police operation near the Venezuelan border led to the killing of 36 suspected rebels and the capture of five others, including a top leader of one faction of the rebel group.