Other seven alleged members of the organization were prosecuted last August.
At the request of a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Cúcuta (Seccional Cúcuta), a judge ordered Lucas Antonio Gómez Torres, alias El Tuerto, to serve a prison sentence for alleged aggravated conspiracy and drug trafficking, manufacturing, or possession.
It is believed that Gómez Torres, 43, is a member of criminal group known as El Combo de la Frontera, which is allegedly engaged in drug trafficking and distribution in La Parada of Villa del Rosario (Norte de Santander).
After 10 months of investigations and surveillance, the defendant was arrested by National Police officers by virtue of a court order on August 31st in Villa del Rosario. During the hearings, alias El Tuerto did not plead guilty to the charges.
On August 26, other seven members of this group were prosecuted and 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.