Press Release 223
Within the framework of the international judicial cooperation which has been established in order to make progress in investigations into a corruption network in Odebrecht, a virtual meeting was held between the Office of the Attorney in Colombia and...
Five (5) members of the criminal organization ‘La Local’ sentenced for multiple crimes committed in Buenaventura (Valle)
In a hearing aimed at verifying the preliminary agreement and the punishment and sentence, a judge of the special circuit of Guadalajara de Buga (Valle del Cauca) approved the agreement carried out with the Office of the Attorney General...
Arrested alleged ELN members who apparently planned illegal actions in Arauca
Four people were arrested when they allegedly coordinated violent actions and extortions against the population of Fortul, Arauquita and Tame (Arauca).
At the request of the Office of the Attorney General, the four individuals were sent to prison: Yeison Alexánder...
Arrested alias Capadura, a member of the Farc dissent, investigated for attacks committed against relatives of people who were reincorporated
As a result of a joint work between the National Army, the National Police and the Office of the Attorney General, David Alejandro Amaya Zapata, alias Capadura, was arrested in a rural area of Ituango (Antioquia).
As part of the...
A legal process will begin against an alleged ringleader of the criminal organization ‘La Agonía’ which is responsible for the murder of a female leader in Medellín
The Special Unit of Investigation (Unidad Especial de Investigación UEI) of the Office of the Attorney General managed to begin a legal process against Ronald Ronaldo Echavarría Arango, alias El Zarco, considered the maximum leader of the organized criminal group 'La Agonía',...
Colombian citizen wanted for extradition for alleged sexual abuse in the United States was arrested
As part of the agreement between the Office of the Attorney General and the United States Marshal Service- U.S Department of Justice related to cooperation and search of international fugitives, the members on the technical investigative corps (Cuerpo Técnico de investigación CTI) arrested Mauricio Hoyos...
Mayor and former Mayor of Valle de San Juan (Tolima) sentenced for giving construction materials and other gifts in exchange for votes
Héctor Orlando Padilla Barragán, who served as Mayor of the municipality Valle de San Juan from 2016 to 2019, and the elected Mayor 2020-2023 in the same town, Daniel Ricardo García Castillo, were sentenced according to a preliminary agreement to...
Alleged security chief of the so-called Tulio Varón commission for the Armed Group Gaor in Tolima was sent to prison
On May 27, the Office of the Attorney General charged Heriberto Montoya Hernández as the alleged security chief of Tulio Varón commission´s ringleader belonging to the Organized Armed Group (Grupo Armado Organizado Residual Gaor E6).
In virtual hearings, the defendant did not plead guilty to the...
Eight (8) alleged members of the organization Clan del Golfo who commit crimes in various areas of Urabá (Antioquia) were arrested
Among the people who have been prosecuted, there is a non-commissioned officer and a patrol officer of the National Police.
Arrest warrants to serve a prison term have been issued for 2 officers of the National Police and 4 private...
Arrested one of the main promoters of the illegal gold extraction for the ELN
Thanks to reports received from the community and verifications carried out in the area, the Office of the Attorney General identified a large area between the south of the Department of Bolívar and the region of Magdalena Medio in...