Twenty-seven people who are allegedly linked to Elmer Cardenas paramilitary block from the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), among them the current Mayor of Turbo (Antioquia), were arrested during an operative conducted by the Attorney General’s Office with the support of the Army.
The operative was conducted by the Specialized Directorate of Prosecutor´s Offices on Counter-Terrorism, staff from the Specialized Judicial Police on Organized Crime from Medellín, Bogotá, Cali and Monteria and with support of the Seventh Division of the National Army and the Colombian Air Force.