At the request of a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Bolívar, a judge ordered a prison sentence for Edgar Augusto Pelufo Aguilar, alleged leader of ‘Salsa Nueva Generación’ criminal group and possibly responsible for coordinating and carrying out selective homicides in Cartagena
The Office of the Attorney General charged the defendant with conspiracy to commit a crime, homicide, attempted homicide, and manufacturing, trafficking, or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition, all aggravated offenses.
Pelufo Aguilar allegedly participated in 10 homicides committed between 2023 and 2024, using the ‘hitman’ method to commit murder. The facts took place during disputes by illegal gangs seeking to have the control of drug trade in Nelson Mandela, Villa Carmen, San Pedro Mártir, Henequen, La Gloria, Los Olivos, La Reina, Luis Carlos Galán, and Navas Meisser neighborhoods.
Among the homicides attributed to the person under investigation are: one that occurred on August 14, 2023, in Villa Carmen neighborhood, where a man was shot and killed when he was standing at his house’ front door. It is believed that he participated in the death of a citizen on January 13, 2024 in the San Pedro Mártir neighborhood; and also in an attack against a lawyer. The latter incident occurred on January 23 of the same year, while the victim was walking through 20 de Julio neighborhood.
The alleged murderer, 38 years old, was arrested by the National Police on June 8 in San Pedro Mártir neighborhood of Cartagena. During the judicial proceedings, the man did not plead guilty to the charges brought against him.
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.