At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, a judge issued a prison sentence against Melky Tamayo Tilano, alias Almir, alleged main leader of the organized armed group Structure 4 (E4) of FARC dissents’ Bloque Magdalena Medio for his alleged responsibility in the crime of aggravated conspiracy to commit a crime for the purpose of homicide and terrorist purposes.
According to the investigation, the defendant who apparently has a criminal record of more than 10 years in illegal armed groups, had the purpose of expanding the residual organization towards the south of Bolívar; as well as consolidating criminal income and presence in this region.
The arrest was carried out by court order on February 24 in neighborhood 11 de Abril in La Gabarra, municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander, where cell phones were also seized.
This operation, which had the support of members of the Technical Investigative Corps- CTI, Police and the National Army, was carried out within the framework of the Magdalena Medio project, in which the Sectional Directorate in Magdalena Medio and the Special Unit work together.
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The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out the criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.