Organized crime

The alleged ringleader of ‘Clan del Golfo’ who is accused of promoting violent confrontations with other criminal structures has been brought before justice

The Office of the Attorney General brought Aureliano Pérez Caballero, alias Dávinson before justice. He is an alleged leader of 'Clan del Golfo' who would be responsible for the most recent armed confrontations with other groups to control drug...

Alias La Patrona, considered as one of the main coordinators of the ELN’s criminal actions in Arauca, was sent to prison

The Office of the Attorney General prosecuted Janneth Guarnizo Melo, alias La Patrona in a hearing (audiencias concentradas)1 held in Saravena (Arauca). She is considered as the alleged main coordinator of criminal actions committed by the ELN front named Domingo Laín...

The highest prison sentence against the organized crime became final

The leaders of a structure belonging to Clan del Golfo and known as ‘Los Descuartizadores’ must serve 60 years in prison, after the Attorney General's Office proved that they participated in several murders which took place in Córdoba, Antioquia...

Criminal organization Clan del Golfo, responsible for committing attacks against human rights defenders and demobilized former combatants, received a hard blow

Reaffirming its commitment to dismantling the criminal organizations that commit murders, threats and other serious offenses against human rights defenders and demobilized former combatants, the Office of the Attorney General, through its judicial police (Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación CTI...

Arrested top ELN ringleader responsible for extortions, use of antipersonnel land mines and selective killings

Alias ​​Dalip or Farruco, the main ringleader of ELN front named Alfredo Gómez Quiñónez was arrested as a result of an infiltration operation carried out by CTI members of the Office of the Attorney General and National Army in...

Arrest of alias ‘contador’: He is identified as the biggest aggressor of people who are in the reincorporation process and againts Human Rights defenders

The Office of the Attorney General and the National Police arrested José Alberto Arrigui, alias Contador, leader of guerrillas named Guerrillas Unidas del Pacifico. This person will be prosecuted for crimes committed against demobilized Farc members, threats to social...

Arrested alias ‘JJ’, alleged murderer of former FARC combatant in Tumaco

The Special Investigation Unit (Unidad Especial de Investigación UEI in Spanish) of the Office of the Attorney General continues in its efforts to clarify crimes related to demobilized members of former FARC guerrillas and against social leaders. In this sense,...

Hard blow to drug trafficking network of criminal group named Óliver Sinisterra

The Office of the Attorney General and Army arrested eight alleged members of two transnational organizations engaged in cocaine smuggling. Three of the individuals who were arrested would be leaders of the Óliver Sinisterra residual structure. As a result of...

Alias Neflix alleged head of criminal organization La Frontera sentenced to prison

When arrested he found was under a bed and without his ID card. Néstor Andrés Valencia López, aka Neflix, alleged head of the criminal organization La Frontera and engaged in the commission of several crimes in eastern area of Cali...

Individual responsible for threats against journalists Juan Pablo Latorre and Katherine Leal was sentenced

Judge imposed 6 years and 8 months in prison. This is the fourth and highest sentence in this kind of cases. As part of the prioritization strategy to investigate and prosecute threats against journalists, implemented by the Office of the...