The evidence collected by the Attorney General’s Office allowed the prosecution of Alexander Pretelt Valencia, alias El Cholo, alleged leader of the Clan del Golfo, allegedly responsible for criminal actions in Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca) and Chocó.
According to the investigation, alias El Cholo, allegedly led the Valle front of the aforementioned illegal armed group which commits crimes in Buenaventura and the sector Playa La Barra, Juanchaco and Ladrilleros. For these facts, a specialized prosecutor charged him with aggravated criminal conspiracy. He did not plead guilty to the charges.
The defendant, as the alleged financial leader, would be responsible for ordering extortions to merchants in Bajo Calima sector, activities that also took place in Chocó and sectors of Litoral of San Juan, Baudó and Nuquí. He also allegedly arranged payments for illegal mining exploitation in this area of the Colombian Pacific, and for allowing the exit of drug shipments.
Pretelt Valencia was arrested in an operation carried out by the National Police with support from the Military Gaula in Buenaventura. A judge imposed a prison sentence.
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.