The criminal maneuvers committed by alias Chatarra to hide illicit money from ‘gota a gota’ and other illegal conduct were discovered

Five people from a family circle who would be responsible for managing assets to make them seem legal and moving resources of illegal origin were prosecuted

The accounting analyses, judicial inspections and other investigative techniques implemented by the Attorney General’s Office with the support of the National Police, revealed the illicit maneuvers that Arnold David Cuellar Florian, alias Chatarra, allegedly used to hide the resources obtained by the loan scheme known as ‘gota a gota’ (drop by drop), thefts and drug trafficking in Neiva (Huila).

Apparently, he purchased assets and transferred them to his closest family circle. In order to avoid the transactions being detected, he allegedly had a team of accountants and lawyers to make all commercial movements seem legal.

Alias ‘Chatarra’ died last March and the people who appeared as owners of the properties allegedly preserved the ownership and management of commercial establishments, 30 taxis, 19 motorcycles and three high-end vans, obtaining illegal profits through a fleet of public service vehicles and other assets.

In this regard, Lindaría Florian Ardila, Francy Milen, Linda Mayerli, Lina Mildrey and Fran Noli Cuéllar Florian were arrested and prosecuted. A prosecutor appointed to the Directorate specialized in the fight against Money Laundering charged them with money laundering with the underlying crime of illicit gain.

Furthermore, Florian Ardila was charged with illegal possession of firearms since during the detentions proceedings carried out in Neiva, several cartridges of different calibers were found in her possession. All the defendants must serve a preventive detention order in prison according to the judge’s decision.

In the hearings, the Office of the Attorney General obtained precautionary measures such as the suspension of power to alienate the properties detected during the course of the investigation. In this way, they cannot be sold or commercialized.

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.