Alias El Negro was charged with aggravated homicide, simple and aggravated kidnapping, forced disappearance; and manufacture, trafficking and possession of firearms or ammunition.
The Attorney General’s Office obtained evidence that shows that Jenner Gómez Márquez, alias El Negro, would be the head of the Clan del Golfo´s hitmen in Bajo Cauca and the person allegedly responsible for several crimes that took place, especially, in El Bagre and Zaragoza (Antioquia).
In 2022, this person allegedly ordered and participated in at least seven homicides and nine kidnappings during an armed dispute he had with other illegal structures that commit crimes in the region, such as ‘Los Caparros’.
Additionally, investigations indicate that he would be involved in displacements, kidnappings and other criminal conducts against the population.
Therefore, a prosecutor from the Directorate specialized in the fight against Criminal Organizations charged alias El Negro with aggravated homicide, aggravated simple kidnapping, forced disappearance; and manufacture, trafficking and possession of firearms or ammunition.
The defendant did not plead guilty to the charges and must serve 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.