They are allegedly involved in four murders, including that of a minor who was dismembered and abandoned on a public street.
The evidence collected by the Attorney General’s Office revealed the actions of a criminal group known as Los Magos, which is accused of committing selective killings and local drug trafficking in Guadalajara de Buga (Valle del Cauca).
According to the investigation, ‘Los Magos’ are allegedly responsible for at least four homicides that took place between January and April of this year. One of the victims was a 17-year-old girl, whose body was dismembered and found on a public street in Buga.
The evidence shows that, they had been carrying out local drug trafficking activities since September 2024 to finance their illicit activities in this area of the country.
The judicial activities carried out by the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) and Sijín of the National Police show that the criminal activities were ordered from prisons.
In this regard, a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Valle del Cauca (Seccional Valle del Cauca) charged them, according to their individual responsibilities with conspiracy to commit a crime and homicide, both aggravated offenses; and manufacturing, trafficking, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition; trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics; and receiving stolen property.
The defendants did not plead guilty to the charges in the hearings, and according to the judge’s decision, they must serve a prison sentence.
The defendants were identified as: Luis Fernando Tintinago Dueñas, Aydee Bustos Arateco, Juan Diego Bermúdez Blanco, alias Orejas; Carlos Alberto Tenorio Vélez, alias Cabezón; Juan David Hernández Marín, Yenni Lorena Arce Vélez, Oswaldo Enrique Salazar, Jersor Esneider Gutiérrez Giraldo, alias Jer; Juan Carlos Escobar Hoyos, alias Muelas; Saray Lorena Arce Vélez and Valentina Ríos Gómez, alias La Gorda.
The 11 defendants were arrested in seven search warrants conducted in Alto Bonito and La Revolución neighborhoods in Buga. During the operations, 8 cell phones, 30 doses of cocaine, 96 liquor containers, 54 stamps, and 50 security seals 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.