At the request of a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Sucre (Seccional Sucre), a judge imposed a prison sentence to Luis Eduardo Lozano Berrío, allegedly responsible for the crimes of manufacturing, trafficking, and possession of weapons, ammunition of restricted use, exclusive use of the armed forces, or explosives, and the use of minors in the commission of crimes.
The events took place on January 20 in Nuevo México neighborhood in Sincelejo (Sucre). According to the investigation, the defendant was on a motorcycle when he was found in possession of a fragmentation grenade. Authorities are seeking to determine how the defendant involved a minor in the commission of the offense.
The Office of the Attorney General is investigating whether the explosive device was intended to affect the security of commercial sectors. During the investigation, it was established that the motorcycle was 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.