The defendants allegedly followed their victims and, once they left the banks, stole the withdrawn money
The investigations carried out by the Attorney General’s Office led to the prosecution of six alleged members of a criminal group known as Los de la Ch, who would be allegedly involved in the commission of selective homicides and violent robberies in Cali (Valle del Cauca).
The people allegedly involved are: Kevin Jhonson Micolta Angulo, alias Micolta; Elen Juliana Micolta Angulo, alias La Ingeniera; Yasmín Alejandra Gómez Otero, alias Yazmín; Braian Steven Viveros, Duvan Andrés Gaviria Granja and Edgar Fernando Arango Toledo who were charged, according to their individual responsibility, with conspiracy to commit a crime, aggravated homicide, qualified and aggravated theft; manufacturing, trafficking, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition; and using minors to commit crimes.
According to the investigation, the defendants allegedly conspired, between January and May 2025, to attack individuals for having territorial control in Sucre and San Pascual neighborhoods of Comuna 3, in the eastern area of the city. They are considered responsible for at least 10 homicides.
Likewise, the alleged members of ‘Los de la Ch’ gang were allegedly involved in robberies against people who withdrew millionaire amounts from banks and who were chosen by two of the defendants, Upon leaving, they were beaten and robbed.
In other cases, customers were followed on motorcycles and in vehicles by the alleged robbers and were intercepted on public streets to rob their briefcases containing the withdrawn money. On other occasions, when the victims resisted, they were shot, causing them serious injuries.
The investigation established that, in the first half of this year, 287 million pesos were allegedly stolen through *‘fleteo’.
During nine search warrants, officers of Sijin – National Police arrested five of the defendants by virtue of a court order and a woman in flagrante delicto. During the operations, two firearms, ammunition, five cell phones, cash, and two motorcycles were seized.
By order of a supervisory judge, five of the defendants must serve a prison sentence. Arango Toledo, for his part, must serve home confinement.
* Action aimed at stealing money from a person who withdraws money from the bank.
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.