This organization would be allegedly selling narcotics in areas visited by minors.
The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted six alleged members of ‘Los Zegas,’ a criminal group allegedly involved in the distribution and sale of narcotics in Parque Bolívar in Pasto (Nariño).
The people involved are: Jeison Luis Delgado Caicedo, Jhon Alexander Delgado Caicedo, Luis Alfredo Sevillano Castillo, Fátima Magdalena Quintero Carlosama, John Edison Jossa Castillo and Derwin Alberto Contreras Villanueva, who were charged with criminal conspiracy; manufacturing, trafficking, and possession of drugs; and aggravated supply to a minor.
In the concentrated hearings ‘audiencias concentradas’, they did not plead guilty to the charges, therefore, a judge ordered five of the defendants to be sent to prison. Quintero Carlosama was must serve house arrest.
According to the investigations, including an analysis of security cameras, 16 incidents were associated, and it was established that “Los Zegas” sold marijuana and bazuco to minors.
The evidence indicates that this group was creating insecurity scenarios through intimidation and fights in the area.
These people were arrested by the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) with the support of Sijín- National Police. During the operation, doses of narcotics that were going to be sold at the recreational area were seized.
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.