At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on four alleged members of a criminal group called Los Gnomos, which would be involved in petty drug dealing in Buga (Valle del Cauca).
A prosecutor appointed to the Sectional Office in Valle del Cauca charged them with conspiracy to commit crimes and trafficking and possession of narcotics. None of the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges.
The people involved are: Alexánder Moreno Gil, alias Rolo, who would be the ringleader; Claudia Marcela Basabe Díaz, alias Marcela; José Ismael Pérez López, alias Pelos; and Yadir Esneider Calle Benítez, alias Calle.
These people were arrested during judicial proceedings conducted by the Technical Investigative Corps (CTI) and the National Police, in Bogotá and Buga.
According to the investigation, between May and August of this year, the defendants apparently sold narcotic substances in different sectors of Buga.
Alias Rolo was in charge of receiving the drugs and distributing them to drug dealers. Later, together with other members of the organization, he was apparently in charge of collecting the money from the sale.
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.