At the request of a prosecutor of the Sectional Office in Magdalena Medio, a judge sent Julieth Carolina Bustamante and Danilxon Navarro to prison. They were allegedly involved in a extortion against a merchant from Barrancabermeja (Santander).
According to the investigation, the calls with economic demands began on January 14. The alleged criminals identified themselves as members of illegal armed groups and demanded 100 million pesos to avoid attacking the victim and the merchant’s family.
During a controlled delivery, the merchant agreed to take the money to a commercial establishment in La Floresta neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, where the couple, now processed, also arrived.
Due to these facts, the Prosecutor’s Office charged Bustamante and Navarro for their alleged responsibility in the crime of aggravated extortion. They did not plead guilty.
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The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out 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.