They are allegedly involved in obtaining coca paste in Nariño, its subsequent transportation to Magdalena Medio to be processed and turned into cocaine in clandestine laboratories, and its final transportation to the Colombian Caribbean to coordinate its shipment to international destinations.
At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on seven alleged members of the drug trafficking group known as ‘Los del Dorado’ who are believed to be involved in the cocaine production chain and its subsequent shipment to the United States and Central American countries.
The decision involved: Edilson Palacio Orjuela, alias Calvo; Orlay Sánchez Rojas, alias Negrito; Daniel Valencia Echeverry, alias Daniel; Robinson Andrés Galvis Gómez, alias Calero or Calen; Hicswober Polanía Sánchez, alias Ober or La Gata; Dubán Ferney Ceballos Henao, alias Paisa or Jetón; and José Adier Ortiz Eberrei, alias Jota.
These people are believed to be responsible for obtaining cocaine base paste in Nariño, hiding it in cargo vehicles, and transporting it to clandestine laboratories located in the rural area of Puerto Triunfo (Antioquia), where the substance was processed and turned into cocaine hydrochloride, and finally transported to the Colombian Caribbean to coordinate its shipment by sea.
For these events, a prosecutor from the Directorate specialized in the fight against Drug Trafficking charged them with aggravated trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics; bribery (giving or offering); and aggravated conspiracy to commit a crime. They did not plead guilty to the charges.
The evidence indicates that Palacio Orjuela is the alleged leader of the illegal organization. Sánchez Rojas and Valencia Echeverry are accused of purchasing and transporting cocaine base, while Polanía Sánchez and Ortiz Eberrei are allegedly linked to the transportation of narcotics, and Galvis Gómez and Ceballos Henao are allegedly responsible for cocaine production in Magdalena Medio region.
‘Los del Dorado’ members were arrested thanks to a joint work of the Attorney General’s Office and DIJIN- National Police, with the support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, carried out in Puerto Boyacá (Boyacá), Puerto Triunfo and Envigado (Antioquia), Palmira (Valle del Cauca), and Florencia (Caquetá).
The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.
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.