A prosecutor appointed to the Sectional Office in Bolívar brought Fernando Salguedo Cabeza, alias El Flauta, before a judge. He is an alleged member of the ‘Clan del Golfo’ investigated for the alleged commission of manufacturing, trafficking or possession of a firearm for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces.
Investigations showed that a man allegedly linked to hitmen actions committed in said population and surrounding municipalities lived in a property located in El Rosario neighborhood, in the municipality of Turbaco (Bolívar). The defendant was arrested during a search warrant carried out by the National Police. During the proceeding, a firearm and ammunition for the exclusive use of the Public Force were seized.
Alias El Flauta denied his responsibility for the charges that were brought by the Office of the Attorney General. He was sent to San Sebastián Ternera prison in Cartagena.
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.