After approving the arguments of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence against brothers Wilmer Albeiro and Nelson Enrique Díaz, alleged perpetrators of arms trafficking in Cúcuta (Norte de Santander).
In preliminary hearings, a prosecutor charged them with manufacturing, trafficking,or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. The defendants did not plead guilty to the charges.
According to the investigations conducted by the Attorney General’s Office, the defendants allegedly engaged in the storage of firearms, which were sold and distributed in different areas of the city.
The defendants were arrested in fragrante on July 26 by National Police officers during a search warrant operation at their residence in Gaitán neighborhood.
During the judicial proceedings, two pistols, two revolvers, 9mm and 38mm caliber cartridges, as well as firearm parts and accessories were seized.
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.