1. Regarding the situation of beneficiaries Wilmar and Yimmy Rodriguez Quintero and their families 1.1 On the measures of protection implemented in favor of the beneficiaries 7. The State reported that the National Police have created a comprehensive protection service for Mr. Yimmy Rodríguez Quintero and his family, and indicated the details of the security scheme that is being provided by means of a permanent post, motorized patrols in charge of the security of the town where the beneficiaries reside, and police escort service. Also, the State noted that a lieutenant was appointed as “chief of the security scheme” in favor of the beneficiaries.9 Finally, the State indicated that prevention and protection actions are being taken through the Criminal Investigation Branch, Intelligence Branch and Gaula Group, for which patrol rounds have been planned to be carried out around the residence or in places where the beneficiaries stay, by personnel that is not always the same, since they are “subjected to rotations.” With respect to some of the representatives’ observations (infra Considering clause 8), the State indicated that during the month of October of 2011, there were some problems with the protection scheme of the beneficiaries, for which there were only two police agents assigned to it because the other officers had to reinforce the security in the department of Norte de Santander. Due to the foregoing, the State indicated that the Ministry of the Interior proposed to the beneficiaries “to supplement the material measures of protection […] under the charge of the National Police,” with the National Protection Unit (UNP) created by Presidential Decree in October of 2011, for which the State is awaiting the response of the representatives. In its last report, the State additionally referred to certain security measures that it has adopted in the municipality of Ocaña. 8. The representatives stated that the security scheme provided to the Rodríguez Quintero family had deficiencies but that “there has been a significant improvement as of the second trimester of 2012 and it is now working satisfactorily". According to what was informed by the representatives in their last brief, the meetings held with the Foreign Office and other national authorities as well as the direct intervention of the Captain of the Police Department of Norte de Santander “had allowed overcome the problems and serious deficiencies registered during 2011 and February 2012”10. They sustained that, on November 18, 2011, the State proposed to change the protection scheme provided by the National Police and replace it with another scheme to be operated by the Ministry of the Interior. In this respect the representatives informed that they are studying the offer and are committed to "present a written response to the offer" and communicate it to the Human Rights Department of the Ministry of the Interior 9. The Commission took note of the meetings held by the parties in relation to the implementation of the measures, but it observed that “the information submitted by the parties is not consistent in relation to the put into operation of the protection scheme". Moreover, it noted that "the parties had not presented information regarding the possibility that the protection measures will be provided for by the program of the Ministry of the Interior”. 1.2 Regarding the situation of risk of the beneficiaries 9 Previously, in the reports of August 11 and December 7, 2011, as well as on February 10, 2012, the State had noted that a liaison officer was appointed to the Rodriguez Quintero family, in order for them to “have constant and direct communication with the National Police.” 10 . Previosuly, in November and December 2011, the representatives had informed that the protection scheme of the Rodriguez Quintero family was "progressively thwarted unilaterally and without prior agreement with the beneficiaries” and that the “police officers invoked financial and administrative issues to that end”. 4