Alias Cangrejo and Casarrubia were apparently finalizing details to shoot the officers in a public area in Montería as part of the so-called ‘plan pistola’ (pistol plan) ordered by the illegal armed group.
The Attorney General’s Office presented evidence before a judge that proved the alleged participation of Samuel Darío Arcia, alias Cangrejo, and David Alberto Pacheco López, alias Casarrubia, in planning an armed attack against two members of the National Police in Montería (Córdoba).
Both men, who are alleged members of Javier Yepes Cantero substructure of the so-called ‘Clan del Golfo’ were arrested in flagrante, in a public road in Santander neighborhood, looking for two specific officers.
In the procedure carried out by Gaula and Sijin of the National Police, one of the defendants attempted to escape but he was subdued. Two revolvers, 12 cartridges (32 and 38 millimeter caliber), and evidence implicating them in the so-called ‘plan pistola’, promoted by the illegal armed group against law enforcement, were seized.
For these events, a prosecutor from the Specialized Directorate against Criminal Organizations charged them with manufacturing, trafficking, or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. They did not plead guilty to the charges. A judge ordered a prison sentence.
Both defendants had outstanding convictions for aggravated criminal conspiracy. Alias Casarubia had recently been granted parole.
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.