At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a preventive detention measure against eight alleged members of the criminal group known as La Carrilera, which is allegedly involved in local drug trafficking at Saucedal neighborhood in El Espinal (Tolima).
The Office of the Attorney General found that these individuals were apparently selling bazuco (petty drug dealing) in this area of the municipality, both on public streets and properties. They all allegedly acted as dealers and were carrying out the illegal activity since September 2024.
For these events, a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Tolima (Seccional Tolima) charged them with aggravated conspiracy to commit drug trafficking; trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics; and illegal use of personal property or real estate. None of the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges.
During nine search warrants conducted by the National Police, Kelly Johanna Barrero Barragán, alias la Diabla; Jonathan Andrés Cárdenas, alias Aguacatero; William Cruz González, alias Candonga; Cristian Andrés Prada Vargas, alias Caiyu; Edwar Antonio Céspedes Rodríguez, alias Rolo; Jonatan David Ramírez Esguerra, alias Barros; Jorge Andrés Ladino García; alias Chupo; and Grey Alexandra Charry Barrero, alias Ronca were arrested.
Moreover, Andrés Lizcano Murillo, alias Tatareto was arrested in flagrante delicto and charged with manufacturing, trafficking, or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition.
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.