At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence against Carlos Daniel Espejo Gaviria, alias Diego, allegedly responsible for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime, homicide and manufacture, trafficking, possession of firearms, all aggravated.
According to the investigation, carried out by a specialized prosecutor belonging to the Sectional Office in Antioquia, the defendant allegedly participated in the homicide of two adults and a minor, in the municipality of Caucasia, Bajo Cauca Antioquia, between July and September 2023. The crimes were committed with a firearm by alleged members of the so-called Clan del Golfo.
Among the victims is a 16-year-old boy, murdered on July 25, 2023. Alias Diego, an alleged hitman of the so-called Clan del Golfo, was arrested by Sijín of the National Police with the support of the Army in the same municipality where the murders were committed.
The man did not plead guilty to the charges brought by the Prosecutor’s Office.
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.