He would be the coordinator of selective homicides, the collection of extortions and other criminal behaviors in the south, southwest, downtown the city and Soacha (Cundinamarca).

At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Salomón Fernández Torres, alias Salomón, alleged ringleader of the so-called ‘Tren de Aragua’ criminal group.

Investigations led by a prosecutor from the Special Directorate against Criminal Organizations showed that in 2018, this person moved from Venezuela to Bogotá, and settled in the southwest of the city to take control of petty drug dealing and the collection of extortions from merchants, transporters and inhabitants of areas such as Bosa and Kennedy.

Then he took over as head of the criminal structure in Bogotá and Soacha (Cundinamarca) under the command of Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, one of the alleged founders of the so-called ‘Tren de Aragua’.

He allegedly ordered selective homicides and forced displacements, and expanded the presence of the illegal group in Ciudad Bolívar, Rafael Uribe Uribe and Chapinero. The evidence shows that he would be responsible for two crimes that took place on April 22, 2024, in Patio Bonito neighborhood that are related to a violent dispute with other criminal networks.

Alias ​​Salomón was arrested thanks to a joint work with the National Police and Immigration in Aguazul (Casanare). The Prosecutor’s Office charged him with homicide, aggravated conspiracy to commit a crime, and manufacturing, trafficking and possession of drugs. He did not plead guilty to the charges.

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.