The Attorney General´s Office has dealt a hard blow against criminal structures involved in theft, extortion and drug trafficking in Sucre and Córdoba
The Attorney General, Francisco Barbosa Delgado, announced in Montería important results against crime in Córdoba and Sucre, in which 10 criminal structures that affect public safety have been dismantled. This result was obtained thanks to a joint work of the National Police, CTI and Sectional Directorates of those departments.
In total, 256 people were arrested the last month, (145 by virtue of a judicial order and 113 in flagrante delicto) for the crimes of homicide, drug trafficking, theft, possession of weapons, sexual crimes, domestic violence, among others.
Likewise, 161 kilos of marijuana, 2 kilos of cocaine and 8 firearms were seized in different home searches procedures.
These are some of the results that were achieved:
- Hard blow against ‘Palermo’
By virtue of a judicial order, Jorge Luis De La Ossa Flórez, Eliécer Antonio Hernández Arrieta, Luis Eduardo Sevilla Galeano, José María Imbett Sierra and Roberto De los Ángeles Rodríguez Benítez alleged members of the Palermo criminal organization, which operated in the department of Sucre. were arrested for aggravated criminal conspiracy to commit extortion.
The evidence shows that this gang would be at the service of one of the structures of the Clan del Golfo.
This criminal group would be responsible for collecting extortions from merchants in San Benito Abad Sucre, Santiago Apóstol and neighboring areas.
At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence.
- Hard blow against ‘Arion’
Carlos Andrés Romero Pérez, alias Aldo, and José Eduardo Fajardo, alias Lavomatic, alleged members of the criminal structure ‘Arion’ belonging to the Clan del Golfo that operates in the department of Sucre, were sent to jail.
According to the investigations, these people are allegedly responsible for extorting people in La Mojana.
The two defendants were charged with aggravated conspiracy and aggravated extortion.
- The alleged members of ‘Los Ades’ were arrested
Five alleged members of the criminal group Los Ades were arrested by virtue of a court order in the municipality of Corozal (Sucre).
According to the investigations, this structure would be responsible for the distribution and commercialization of narcotic drugs in the municipalities of Morroa and Corozal.
The arrested people were prosecuted for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime for micro-trafficking purposes and four of them were sent to prison by a judge.
- Alleged members of ‘Los Canutos’ were brought before justice
At the request of the Attorney General´s Office, a judge sentenced 9 alleged members of the criminal group Los Canutos which was involved in drug trafficking in the department of Córdoba.
According to the investigations, this group operates in the municipalities of San Andrés de Sotavento and Tuchín. As a result of home searches, the authorities seized 4 cell phones, a revolver, a shotgun, coca base, marijuana and cash.
The defendants were charged with aggravated conspiracy, drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons.
- ‘The Psychotropics’ were sentenced to prison
A judge sentenced 7 alleged members of the criminal structure ‘Los Sicotrópicos’ for allegedly distributing hallucinogenic substances.
The decision was pronounced against: César Augusto Oyola Guzmán, alias Tarzán; Luis Alfonso Villalobos Díaz, alias Gato; Ramiro Quiceno Molina, alias Huevo; Rubén Darío Urango Arrieta, alias Pichichi, Rosalba Rúa García, alias Rosalba; Eduardo Enrique Caraballo Montalvo, alias Lucho; and Lizeth Samara Góngora Mesa, alias Samara. The defendants were charged with aggravated trafficking, manufacture or possession of narcotics.
According to the investigation carried out by the Attorney General´s Office, this criminal group that would be at the service of Clan del Golfo, was involved in the distribution of hallucinogenic substances in an urban area of the municipality of Montelíbano (Córdoba) which collected 62 million pesos per month.
- Hard blow against ‘Los Joyeros’
Pedro Rafael Chávez Villamil, alias El Pica, and Yesid Adolfo Solano Oviedo, alias ‘el Bebé’ were sent to prison for their alleged responsibility in the robbery of a jewelry store located in the sector Villa del Río in Montería (Córdoba).
The facts took place on December 2, 2020, when several men and a woman arrived at the establishment, and they allegedly intimidated employees with firearms and stole jewelry valued at more than COP 270 million.
When we speak, results follow.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out the 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.