Leader of the criminal gang “Los Rastrojos” was sentenced for ordering a murder

After approving a plea bargain between the Office of the Attorney General and the defendant´s lawyer, the 27^th Circuit Court in Medellín sentenced Carlos Albeiro Vélez Patiño to 12 years in prison for the murder of Norberto de Jesús Seguro Piedrahita, alias Cachambú.

The victim disappeared on December 10, 2011 from the so called neighborhood Belén Altavista and three days later, his corpse was found with gunshot wounds in a grave located in a sector known as Las Lágrimas.

Investigators determined that the murder was committed by members of the criminal organization Los Rastrojos as an act of retaliation for the murder of Juan David Flórez Bedoya, alias Chamuco, which took place on December 21, 2010.