The Sectional office in Santander prosecuted two men who were apparently extorting a merchant in the municipality of Puerto Wilches (Santander), and were asking him 5 million pesos.
It was established that the victim, was receiving intimidating messages and calls since October demanding money in exchange for letting him work.
The merchant decided to report the facts. The arrest of Benjamín Céspedes Cárdenas and Jefferson Lima Antolines was achieved through a controlled delivery of the money. The Prosecutor’s Office charged them with aggravated extortion.
The two subjects were sent to prison.
When we speak, results follow.
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.