▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( see ▁Operation ▁Ja que ▁below ). ▁ ▁The ▁Colombia ▁Three ▁case ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Committee ▁on ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁published ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁its ▁investigation ▁into ▁I RA ▁activities ▁in ▁Colombia . ▁Their ▁report ▁alleg ed ▁a ▁long standing ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁I RA ▁and ▁F AR C – EP , ▁mentioned ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁I RA ▁members ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁trav elling ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁Colombia ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁I RA ▁had ▁received ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁in ▁drug ▁proceed s ▁for ▁training ▁F AR C - EP ▁members . ▁The ▁I RA / F AR C - EP ▁connection ▁was ▁first ▁made ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁following ▁the ▁arrest ▁in ▁Bog ot á ▁of ▁two ▁I RA ▁explos ives ▁and ▁urban ▁war fare ▁exper ts ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁station ed ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁Jim ▁Mon ag han , ▁Martin ▁McC au ley ▁and ▁Ni all ▁Con n olly ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Colombia ▁Three ), ▁were ▁arrested ▁in ▁Colombia ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁teaching ▁bomb - making ▁methods ▁to ▁F AR C – EP . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2