They were arrested in a hotel in possession of devices, pamphlets and lists of possible victims.
The Attorney General’s Office brought three alleged members of a network of FARC dissidents before a judge. They were allegedly involved in the commission of extortions to cattle breeders, businessmen, transporters, and contractors of the oil industry in the east area of the country; and the launching of explosives at victims who refused to pay the economic demands.
These people were arrested in a joint operation with GAULA- National Police, in a hotel in Granada (Meta). Four artisanal explosive devices, 4 cell phones, 14 pamphlets alluding to the self-proclaimed Jorge Briceño Suárez block and a notebook with detailed information on the location of commercial establishments in the area were found in their possession.
The arrested people were identified as: Edinson Johan Camuan González, Sandra Milena Sánchez Uribe and Héctor José Marín Freites.
A prosecutor from the Directorate specialized in the Fight against Criminal Organizations charged them with conspiracy to commit aggravated crimes, and manufacturing, trafficking and possession of weapons, ammunition for restricted use, for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces or explosives. They did not plead guilty to the charges and must comply a prison sentence.
The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.
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.