Due to the evidence provided by a prosecutor appointed to the branch office in Córdoba (Seccional Córdoba), Deivis Javier Ruiz Romero, alias El Grande, allegedly responsible for the crimes of homicide and manufacture, trafficking, and possession of firearms or ammunition, both aggravated, was prosecuted.
According to the investigation, on March 18, five people, including the defendant, held a motorcycle taxi driver prisoner at his house, located in Montelíbano (Córdoba). Shortly afterward, they took him to an unknown destination.
The victim’s corpse was found on March 31st on the road from Montelíbano to Puerto Libertador (Córdoba) with signs of physical violence and several gunshot wounds.
Apparently, Ruiz Romero was a member of Clan del Golfo and was the one who entered the man’s home to intimidate him with a firearm. For these events, ‘El Grande’ was arrested by the National Police on September 12th in Montelíbano.
During the preliminary hearings, the defendant denied his responsibility for the charges brought against him by the Office of the Attorney General. A prison sentence was issued by the judge.
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.