Coljuegos’ staff and private individuals were arrested for alleged irregular activities in the awarding of contracts to casinos which operate in the so called Eje Cafetero

The Office of the Attorney General arrested 31 people, 8 of them were in fragrant, including private individuals and Colguegos’ staff, a company in charge of managing games of chance, for alleged inconsistencies in the awarding of contracts to casinos operating  in the so called Eje Cafetero without the legal requirements and amounting to $2.172.644.976 Colombian pesos.

The investigation which was carried out within the framewrok of the so called “Bolsillos de Cristal”¹ Plan by the National Prosecutor´s Office specialized in Organized Crime (Dirección Nacional de Fiscalía Especializada contra el Crimen Organizado) in coordination with Dijin and Agencia del Inspector General de Tributos, Rentas y Contribuciones Parafiscales – ITRC²   allowed to seize 198 slot machines.

Arrests were conducted in  Bogotá,  Eje Cafetero, Cartagena (Bolívar), Barbosa (Santander) and  Caparrapí (Cundinamarca).

1. A plan which was promoted by the Office of the Attorney General in Colombia in order to fight against corruption.
2. Special Administrative Unit which belongs to the Executive Branch under the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.