The defendants would be responsible for the trade of drugs in the municipality of Balboa.
The conclusive evidence presented by a specialized prosecutor from the Sectional Office in Risaralda, allowed a judge to issue a detention measure against 13 alleged members of ‘Hercules’ criminal organization, involved in the trade of marijuana, bazuco and cocaine, at least since November 2022.
Investigations showed that these activities were carried out in coffee plantations in the rural area La Quiebra; in some properties, presumably belonging to the defendants; and in Balboa´s tolerance zone.
Those involved were charged, according to their individual responsibilities, with trafficking, manufacturing or possession of narcotics, conspiracy to commit a crime and illegal destination of personal property or real estate. They did not plead guilty
Seven of the defendants were sent to prison, six have home confinement
The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.
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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 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.