The evidence collected by the Attorney General’s Office led to the prosecution of Jehiber Mena Rentería, José Marlon Riascos Angulo, Luis Ferney Arboleda Albornoz and Cristino Viveros Posso, who were allegedly found in possession of firearms and explosives for private use in Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca).
Therefore, they were charged with manufacturing, trafficking, and possession of firearms for private use restricted to the Armed Forces or explosives; and manufacturing, trafficking, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition.
On June 30, they were found in possession of the elements by officers from Gaula of Police, Gaula of Army, and National Navy, near a school in Juanchaco.
During the proceedings, two firearms, ammunition modified for greater lethality, three grenades, two cell phones, and cash were seized.
The defendants did not plead guilty to the charges in the hearings and by order of a judge they were sent to prison.
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.