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A person allegedly responsible for extorting a merchant was sent to prison in Arauca

After approving the arguments of the Attorney General's Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Estiven Oswaldo Valcarcel Cabezas, for his alleged responsibility in the extortion of a merchant in Arauca. In this sense, a prosecutor appointed to the...

The Office of the Attorney General charged Digno Palomino with 17 homicides allegedly committed by his criminal organization in Atlántico

The crimes attributed to him took place between 2022 and 2023. These would be related to the intention of his criminal network to intimidate the population and take control over illicit incomes in Barranquilla and surrounding municipalities. Based on the...

A person allegedly responsible for demanding money from farmers and ranchers in Meta was sent to prison

At the request of the Attorney General's Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Wilson Darío López Giraldo, for his alleged responsibility in demanding money, together with other people, from ranchers and farmers in Vistahermosa (Meta), since 2018. In...

Alleged members of ‘Las Hienas’, a criminal network involved in the theft of motorcycles in Valle del Cauca were sent to prison

Three alleged members of Las Hienas criminal group were charged by the Attorney General's Office before a judge in Buga due to their responsibility for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime, and qualified and aggravated theft. The people...

Two people who would be involved in illegal mining in Mistrató (Risaralda) were prosecuted

The Attorney General's Office prosecuted Norberto de Jesús Villa Rivera and Sebastián Villa Giraldo who, apparently, engaged in illegal mining activities, in search of gold in the Risaralda River as it passes through the so-called Río Arriba in the...

The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted people allegedly involved in thefts in Cartagena

The Attorney General's Office brought four people who were allegedly involved in violent thefts that took place in different opportunities in Cartagena (Bolívar). A prosecutor appointed to the Immediate Reaction Unit (Unidad de Reacción Inmediata URI in Spanish) charged them...

Four men who would be involved in illegal possession of weapons in Norte de Santander were prosecuted

The Attorney General's Office brought four men to justice, who would be involved in arms trafficking in Cúcuta and Ocaña (Norte de Santander). One of the investigated individuals is Ezequiel Pinzón Pérez, who was arrested in Ocaña, on January 22 by...

Police officers who allegedly demanded money from two foreigners in Medellín were prosecuted

The financial demand was allegedly made because they were committing irregular conduct with a contract related to subrogate pregnancy A judge imposed a house arrest against the deputy superintendent of the National Police, Carlos Taborda Cuartas and patrolman Jorge Aurelio...

Alias ​​Guajiro was sentenced due to a wave of violence which caused 21 deaths in Tolima and Huila

Edwin Collo Dagua, one of the leaders of the Ismael Ruíz structure of FARC dissidents, admitted his participation in the attack on a National Police patrol which caused the death of seven police officers in the rural area of...

The alleged person responsible for armed intimidation against the civilian population and other criminal actions in Caquetá will be sent to prison

This is about alias Chino, one of the alleged members of the self-identified  'Comandos de la Frontera' of FARC dissidents. Threats against the civilian population, armed confrontations with other criminal organizations for control of drug trafficking activities and selective homicides...