The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Joan Sebastián González Peñate, alias Roro, who would be allegedly involved in local drug trafficking in Puerto Colombia (Atlántico).
In this regard, a prosecutor belonging to the branch office of Atlántico (Seccional Atlantico) charged him with trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics.
The decision is related to the incident that took place on September 22 at a commercial establishment in that area. The National Police arrived there after receiving an alert from the community reporting that narcotics were being sold there.
During the search warrant, ‘Roro’ was arrested and allegedly found with 50 bags of cocaine, 98 marijuana cigarettes, and two bags of synthetic drugs.
The 21-year-old defendant did not plead guilty to the charges before the judge.
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.