The Sixth Circuit Criminal Court, with knowledge functions, denied the freedom requested by the Nelson Mauricio Taborda Rudas defense, alias Picante, signed as head of the criminal gang “Los Rastrojos” that offends in Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Eje Cafetero.
According to the research, processing today would have participated in committing more than 20 killings between November 2012 and on 21 August. Among the victims there are merchants, motorcycle taxi, carpenters, public force members, recyclers and former members of the same criminal organization.
Alias Picante was captured on last September 18, during fourteen registration raids issued by the Seventh Specialized Attorney and carried out by members of the Judicial Police Dijin in Cali, Tulua, Andalucia and Bugalagrande (Valle del Cauca).
At the preliminary hearings the 11 Municipal criminal judge imposed assurance measure intramural, decision which was confirmed by knowledge judge, by charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, torture, aggravated murder, extortion, threats, manufacture, trafficking or carrying of narcotic drugs, and manufacturing, trafficking or carrying firearms.
Other 15 people with security measure are by the same facts.