The Technical Investigation Team from the Attorney General Office in coordination with the National Police authorities arrested 20 people who are alleged members of a gasoline cartel at Sabana de Torres (Santander). The arrests occurred in Bucaramanga, Lebrija, Barrancabermeja, Santander municipalities, and Aguachica (Cesar).
During the investigation, the Attorney General Office was able to establish the structure of this organization. They installed valves and hoses to divert the passage of fuel, other people grouped barrels of gasoline together. After they extracted the gasoline, they transported it in tanks and distributed them at illegal gasoline stations. This action caused losses of about 2,000 million pesos.