"Complaints have been persistent, warning about the increased presence of paramilitaries in the majority of municipalities in the south of Bolivar. More than forty murders, massacres, and forced displacements in the municipalities and outlying areas of Tiquisio and Montecristo, hamlets of Malena, centre Quebrada, Tagual, Pinch, Tenche and other nearby cities have been brought to the attention of the national and departmental (state) governments.