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A person allegedly involved in transporting 53 kilos of marijuana in northern area of Valle del Cauca was arrested

The Attorney General's Office prosecuted Mario Alexander López Mesías as the alleged perpetrator of transporting 53 kilos of marijuana in a private vehicle while driving through the municipality of Zarzal (Valle del Cauca) on August 15.  According to the investigation,...

A man responsible for murdering his wife in Icononzo, Tolima was arrested

Members of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI in spanish) conducted an arrest warrant against a 69-year-old man in Centro neighborhood in Melgar. He was found guilty of murdering his wife in January 2021 in Icononzo (Tolima).  On August 22, a judge...

Six people accused of firearms trafficking in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta were sent to prison

A judge approved the evidence presented by the Attorney General's Office and imposed a prison sentence against four men and two women, who were allegedly arrested in flagrante with firearms and ammunition in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta.  The desicion...

Alleged members of the so-called Clan del Golfo were prosecuted for drug trafficking offenses and several homicides in Risaralda

The Attorney General's Office prosecuted seven alleged members of the Clan del Golfo Organized Armed Group. They were arrested as result of 16 home searches carried out in municipalities of Risaralda such as Apía, Mistrató, Belén de Umbría, and Dosquebradas, as well as in...

A man accused of murdering his former sentimental partner in Meta was sent to prison

The defendant took advantage that there was an open window at the house and shot the victim.  At the request of the Attorney General's Office, a judge ordered a prison sentence against a 40-year-old man, allegedly responsible for the murder...

Attorneys General of Colombia, Brazil, and Chile held an agreement to create a mixed investigation agency against transnational crime

Priority investigative fronts will be addressed in a joint and coordinated manner.  These are: illicit financial networks, cybercrime, criminal structures in prisons, and trafficking of drugs, firearms and precursors.  At a working meeting held in Brasilia (Brazil), the Attorney General,...

A man who was allegedly found in posession of a firearm in Génova (Quindío) was prosecuted

At the request of the Attorney General´s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Brandon Alexis Solarte Escobar, who was allegedly found in possession of a firearm without a permit.  A prosecutor appointed to the Immediate Reaction Unit (Unidad de Reacción...

Both men and a woman were sent to prison for allegedly extorting people in Quindío

At the request of the Attorney General´s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Juan Carlos Arias Toro, Gustavo Adolfo Londoño Chica, and Viviana Caro Garzón, allegedly responsible for extorting citizens in La Tebaida (Quindío).  A prosecutor from the Sectional...

Two people were sentenced to 9 years in prison for the attempted murder of a man in Bucaramanga

Based on evidence provided by the Attorney General's Office, a judge in Bucaramanga (Santander) sentenced Víctor Alfonso Martínez Parra and Cristóbal Andrés Zabala Ortega to 9 years and 4 months in prison for attempted murder and qualified theft, both aggravated...

Criminal group involved in local drug trafficking in San Francisco, Cundinamarca, had a hard blow

The Attorney General's Office prosecuted eight alleged members of Los Santos criminal group, who were allegedly involved in local drug trafficking in San Francisco (Cundinamarca) since September 2024.  A prosecutor appointed to the Support Structure (Estructura de Apoyo EDA) of...