The 12 Municipal Criminal Court with supervisory functions “control de garantías”  in Cartagena (Bolivar) issued a preventive detention order with imprisonment against Colonel Néstor Enrique Maestre Ponce for aggravated drug trafficking offenses, aggravated conspiracy, active and passive bribery.

The officer who worked as deputy commander in the Department of Cauca will remain under custody in Centro de Estudios de la Policía (Cespo) in Bogotá pursuant decision handed down by judge.