Bogotá, Colombia - Two bombing attacks in different parts of Colombia on Saturday marked the first day of new President Abelardo de la Espriella's far-right government, leaving one police officer dead and several wounded.

Despite de la Espriella's tough-talking hard-right campaign, centered on confronting "narcoterrorism," his first day in office was marked by multiple explosions across the country.

Colombia's army said FARC guerilla dissidents used explosives to destroy a highway tollbooth near Cali in the early hours of Saturday, injuring two security guards at the scene.

Rebels under the command of Ivan Morodisco, Colombia's most wanted guerilla commander, operate in the area surrounding the tollbooth, which was under construction on the PanAmerican highway in Santander de Quilichao.

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Morodisco leads dissidents who broke away from the historic 2016 peace agreement between the FARC and Colombia's government.

De la Espriella condemned the bombing on social media Saturday, saying "attacking the country's infrastructure is attacking progress" in a post to X.

"To those responsible, I send a clear message: there will be no refuge, no leniency, and no impunity," he added.

About 600 miles away, in the northern department of Cesar, an officer was killed in another bombing early on Saturday when an explosive-equipped drone struck a police station, officials there said.

Authorities have not yet identified suspects, but de la Espriella vowed whoever is responsible "will not go unpunished."

The confrontational style of the far-right leader, who is a closely allied with President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, now faces tough opposition from numerous organized crime networks operating across the country.

De la Espriella has promised to open mega-prisons like Bukele and to intensify bombing raids against guerilla groups and drug traffickers operating in Colombia, with support from the US and Israel.

His inauguration comes during the worst wave of violence the country has experienced in a decade.