Before a guarantees control judge in Medellin, the Attorney judicialize identified six others people signed to integrate a criminal organization linked to the cartel called IVA Returns in in the Directorate of customs and national taxes (DIAN).
In accordance to the investigation, criminal structure would be led by members and employees of various companies based in Medellin and Cucuta cities, who taking advantage of the legal provisions relating to exemptions from added value tax (IVA), presumably so fraudulent refund requested of such tax in an approximately amount $ 5,500 ‘000 .000, simulating the purchase and sale of raw materials for export sold (textiles and leather).
Five of those involved were arrested by agents of the tax & customs police in several raids carried out in Medellin between past 23 and 24 September, while another was presented on a voluntarily. These proceedings were legalized yesterday.
According to the assumed role inside the organization, these individuals will be processed by crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime, money laundering, illicit enrichment, aggravated fraud, procedural fraud and falsifying a private document. During the day there will be the respective imputation formulation and request the imposition of a security measure against all involved.
The operations continue and three investigated in this process people in this will be linked in the next days.
This case adds to the 21 convictions made against other members of the same cartel and 17 people who are facing the trial stage in other processes.