They would be involved in the contamination of containers leaving the ports of the Colombian Caribbean with different export-type products.
The Attorney General’s Office obtained evidence against three alleged members of a drug trafficking network allegedly involved in the shipment of cocaine hydrochloride from the port of Santa Marta (Magdalena) to England, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
These people were arrested in proceedings carried out by the National Police and the authorities of Netherlands, Valledupar (Cesar), Santa Marta (Magdalena) and Villavicencio (Meta). In the proceedings, 4 firearms, a submachine gun and 50 cartridges of 9mm were seized.
A prosecutor belonging to the Directorate Specialized in the fight against Drug Trafficking brought the arrested people before a judge, and charged them with trafficking, manufacture or possession of narcotics; manufacture, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition, and conspiracy to commit a crime. They did not plead guilty to the charges.
The defendants were identified as: Luis Alfredo Burgos Pabón, alias El Papá, alleged leader and coordinator of the criminal network; Holman Luis Miranda Brito, alias El Viejo, who would be the main financier and supervisor of the shipments; and Jorge Luis Ramírez Santos, alias El Hijo, who would be involved in the transfer of the shipments to the ports.
The evidence indicates that the drugs were smuggled into maritime terminals and then camouflaged in containers that were sent to destinations of interest to the drug trafficking organization. During the investigation, nearly three tons of cocaine were seized in different operations carried out on the Colombian Caribbean coast.
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.