The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Roque Toro Carrascal, Jesús Antonio Amaro Ascanio and Carmen Emiro Carrascal Carrascal, alleged members of the criminal group La Provincia. These people were arrested on August 1 by National Police in Ocaña (Norte de Santander).
The investigations carried out made it possible to show that ‘La Provincia’ is involved in the sale of narcotics in small quantities in different sectors of Ocaña. Likewise, it is believed that the defendants were in charge of transporting coca base in motorcycle to the department of Atlántico, to be later commercialized.
The Prosecutor’s Office charged these people with the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime and trafficking, manufacture or possession of narcotics. They did not plead guilty to the charges. For his part, the judge pronounced a prison sentence against them.
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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.