The Upper Naya massacre Between April 10 and 13, 2001, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) entered the Upper Naya region located between the provinces of Valle del Cauca and Cauca, on the Western Mountain Range. Although it is estimated that the incursion left approximately 40 dead people, the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation confirmed that 19 people were assassinated due to their presumed ties to guerrillas. Besides, at least 1,000 people moved to Buenaventura, as well as to meadows and paths along the Naya river. Investigations by the Office of the Attorney General indicate that the victims were removed from their houses according to a list held by the perpetrators, and that they were later assassinated. The National Human Rights and IHL Unit of the Office of the Attorney General indicted 68 individuals supposedly associated with United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), as presumed authors of the crimes of multiple homicide with terrorist aims, forced displacement and conspiracy to break the law. Of the 68 people linked to the process, 13 declared themselves guilty of the crime of conspiracy to break the law during a plea bargaining audience. The defendants were captured during Operation Dignity by members of the Marine Infantry based in Buenaventura. A member of the indigenous community accepted his participation in the events.