On 8 March of 2017, a bomb attack was perpetrated at the Ciénaga branch office of the agribusiness workers’ union SINTRAINAGRO, in the department of Magdalena, causing damage to several parts of the building, during a meeting of national and branch union leaders. The explosive device blew up underneath the vehicle of SINTRAINAGRO leader Medardo Cuesta Quejada, parked in front of the union office.