Alleged members of a criminal organization accused of using a paint company to divert chemical supplies for drug trafficking were brought before justice
The people allegedly involved in the illegal activity were arrested and charged with drug trafficking for the processing of narcotics and conspiracy to commit crimes for the purposes of drug trafficking.
A prosecutor appointed to the Directorate specialized in the fight against Drug Trafficking brought five alleged members of a criminal network before a judge, which are accused of the purchase and diversion of controlled substances for the production of cocaine hydrochloride.
The investigations established that the illegal organization allegedly used a paint company to obtain chemical supplies, whose sale is restricted; to store them and coordinate their transfer in cargo vehicles to Norte de Santander.
The Office of the Attorney General charged those involved in the criminal structure with trafficking of substances used for processing narcotics and conspiracy to commit crimes for the purposes of drug trafficking. Preventive detention measures were issued against them.
The defendants are: Liz Viviana Rocha Parra, alleged ringleader; Rubén Ocampo Arengas, who would be in charge of the purchase chemical precursors; John Salamanca Rivera, accused of obtaining the cargo vehicles to move the supplies; Nubia Villamizar Molina, allegedly responsible for the administrative issues of the paint company; and Melquisedec Gambino Reyes, who is accused of driving the vehicles.
These people were arrested in proceedings carried out with the National Police in Bogotá, Mosquera (Cundinamarca), Cúcuta and Ocaña (Norte de Santander).
During the investigation, 48 tons of solid substances, 5,200 gallons of liquid precursors and five vehicles were seized from this illegal network.
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.