Three alleged members of the so-called Los Espartanos were sent to prison

The Attorney General’s Office continues dismantling organized crime in Valle del Cauca. At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, three alleged members of Los Espartanos who would disrupting public safety in Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca) were sent to prison.

The people involved are: Cristián Fernando Ordóñez Tenorio, alias Trasero; Carlos Alberto Grueso, alias Penta; and Marvin Torres Gamboa, alias Marvin, who were charged by a prosecutor of the so-called Estructura de Apoyo EDA with aggravated homicide, forced displacement, aggravated conspiracy to commit crimes; and manufacture, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition. None pleaded guilty to the charges.

The Office of the Attorney General established that the defendants participated in the murder of a man on May 25, 2023, in the Pampalinda neighborhood. On the day of the facts, several armed people entered the area where a confrontation took place, resulting in a homicide.

This fact caused the forced displacement of several families, who abandoned their homes due to intimidation. The abandoned properties were occupied by the criminal structure to continue its illegal activities.

Ordóñez and Grueso were arrested by officers of the National Navy and Sijín of the National Police when they were in Pueblo Nuevo and Sanyú neighborhoods, while Torres Gamboa was served about an order against him at a prison in Buenaventura, where he is under custody for other crimes.

The defendants must serve a prison sentence by virtue of a judicial decision.

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.