A judge imposed a prison sentence against Gustavo Adolfo Cervantes Rubio and José Luis Carranza de la Rosa, allegedly responsible for the crime of attempted aggravated extortion.
In the course of the investigation, it was demonstrated that those currently prosecuted, apparently impersonated members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia and asked the owner of a farm, located in Arenas Blancas, rural area of Chiriguaná (Cesar) for seven million pesos, in exchange for not attacking him and that his workers.
Cervantes Rubio and Carranza de la Rosa were arrested in flagrante delicto by members of Gaula-National Army, on January 12, when they apparently received an envelope with cash that was derived from extortion.
During the judicial proceeding, a motorcycle and two cell phones were seized.
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.