2010; Trial Tr. PM Session 9, Feb. 25, 2010.) According to Colonel Alvarez, "[t]his is a very large area where we have the illegal crops and base cocaine labs and cocaine hydrochloride labs." (Trial Tr. AM Session 61-62, Feb. 25, 2010.)
Colonel Alvarez discussed several operations during which he raided FARC cocaine laboratories. He testified that, in 2001, he conducted an operation in the 16th Front "to combat the production of illegal crops in the area of Vichada" and found a cocaine laboratory that had "all of the standard products used in the production of cocaine hydrochloride." (Trial Tr. AM Session 69-72, Feb. 25, 2010.) Colonel Alvarez also discussed a videotape of an operation he commanded in 2002 in the former demilitarized zone. (Trial Tr. PM Session 9-11, Feb.25, 2010.) While the jury viewed the videotape, Colonel Alvarez recounted the operation, which entailed the raid of what Colonel Alvarez described as "the largest lab I have seen in my life after Tranquilandia...." (Trial Tr. PM Session 10, 14, Feb. 25, 2010.) Seven tons of cocaine base and seven tons of cocaine hydrochloride were discovered at that laboratory. (Trial Tr. PM Session 15, 17, Feb. 25, 2010.)
Witness Viviana Ortiz testified that she joined the FARC when she was 14 years old and was a former member of the FARC's 16th Front under the leadership of Negro Acacio.[3] (Trial Tr. PM Session 61-62, Mar. 1, 2010.) Rafael Ceppillo was a mobile column commander for the 16th Front at that time and Guillermo Cochornea *6 was the Finance Officer