Offensive against micro-trafficking in Meta - Colombia

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

Two men captured for drug trafficking in advanced raids in Meta.

The National Police in the department of Meta, within the framework of the Strategy Against Local Narcotics Trafficking (ETEMC) aligned with the presidential operational offensive ‘Plan 1000 against micro-trafficking’, managed during the last hours to carry out three search and raid procedures Two of them were deployed simultaneously in the Santander neighborhood of the municipality of El Castillo and one more in the Nueve de Abril neighborhood of Puerto López.

These operations, in which around 30 soldiers participated, were achieved thanks to the inter-institutional articulation between the Meta Criminal Investigation Section, Intelligence units, surveillance patrols with the support of the Military GAULA of the National Army under the coordination of the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation.

As a result of this inter-institutional synergy, two arrests in flagrante delicto were carried out against two men aged 29 and 62, accused of selling hallucinogenic substances through the retail modality, at home through orders and door-to-door deliveries.

During the raids, more than 446 grams of marijuana were found and seized with which it was intended to produce more than 892 doses of this substance, elements for the preparation and dosages, as well as seven mobile cellular equipment which are registered in the public IMEI database. Colombia as stolen, valued at $1,200,000 and 106,000 pesos in cash from the sale of hallucinogens.

“Drug trafficking is one of the scourges that most affect our young people in the department. The support and articulated work with political-administrative entities, as well as the other state authorities, have made it possible to improve operational action strategies against this scourge in the Llanos Orientales region,” said Colonel Miguel Andrés Camelo Sánchez, commander of the Meta Police Department. .

It draws the attention of the Police authorities that, in one of the houses in the Santander neighborhood in the municipality of El Castillo, two marijuana plants with an approximate height of two meters and more than four months old were found planted in the patio. .

Those captured along with the hallucinogenic substances and seized items were left at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office 1 EDA Support Structures in the city of Villavicencio, where they must respond criminally for the crime of trafficking, manufacturing and/or carrying narcotics.

Police advance offensive against crime in commune 15 - Cali - Colombia

Three people captured for drug trafficking and the dismantling of a line of sale were some of the results left by the operations that the Metropolitan Police of Cali carried out in different sectors of the commune 15 on Thursday afternoon.

In this way, the Police seeks to counteract crime and violence rates in this area of ​​eastern Cali.

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The authorities detail that for these actions it was necessary to have the support of air and ground units accompanied by the Bell 407 ‘Halcón’ helicopter, as well as by the Remotely Manned Aerial System (Siart). Experts in vehicle identification, documentation and forensic art also participated.

Cultural and educational activities were also carried out

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The Metropolitan Police of Cali advanced an extensive deployment in commune 15.

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In the same way, motorized reactions participated, as well as units of the Gaula of Intelligence and Judicial Investigation that were in charge of tour the neighborhoods of the community.

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Within this massive takeover of the sector, the ‘Los indios’ line of outlets was dismantled, which was dedicated to drug trafficking and whose monthly profit averaged $15 million.

In addition, three people were captured and nearly 1,000 grams of hallucinogens and machinery for making cigarettes were seized.

Neighborhood Police recover spaces in San Judas

The public force, through the Neighborhood Police, has managed to impact spaces in the San Judas neighborhood that were affected by drug use and criminal behavior.

The police institution assures that this work was carried out in a coordinated manner with community leaders and the commercial sector, which allows these spaces to be used again for sports and recreation.

This activity included the Prevention and Citizen Education group of the Police, which will also be in other parts of the city.

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Operational offensive against kidnapping and extortion deployed in Meta - Colombia

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

‘El Flaco’ alleged member of the Clan del Golfo fell in the department of Casanare.

The Colombian National Police, within the framework of the operational offensive against kidnapping and extortion deployed in the Meta region of the Llanos Orientales, managed during the last hours in the department of Casanare, to materialize the capture by court order of the known subject in the criminal environment as ‘El Flaco’, a presumed member of the organized common group (GCO) Clan del Golfo or United Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.

‘El Flaco’, who was wanted by the promiscuous municipal court with function of control of guarantees of Puerto Lleras, Meta, for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime for extortion purposes, attempted extortion and illicit use of communication networks, was captured in the Libertadores Park in the municipality of Maní, Casanare, by GAULA members of the Meta Police, who, in cooperation with the Military GAULA under the coordination of the 3rd Specialized Prosecutor’s Office before the GAULA, they tracked him down for more than seven months.

According to the Police investigators, this subject carried out the economic exactions to merchants, ranchers and farmers in rural areas of the municipalities of San Martín de los Llanos and Guamal in the department of Meta, from whom he demanded sums that ranged between 5 20 million pesos in exchange for not attacking their physical integrity and that of their families; Likewise, he threatened his victims with stealing the cattle from the farms.

After contacting his victims through conversations via WhatsApp and phone calls‘El Flaco’ arrived on a motorcycle to his farms and with firearms generated threats to the administrators and managers of the properties.

Between his criminal career, it was established that ‘El Flaco’, 27 years old, would be under the command of alias ‘Juanito’, leader of this same criminal group, who is deprived of liberty in the Palo Gordo penitentiary in Girón Santander; From there, he continues to order extortions from cattle dealers, businessmen, farmers and small producers in the region.

It is estimated that, As a result of these economic demands, the Clan del Golfo managed to collect between 50 and 100 million pesos a month. Once he committed the criminal acts, he moved to rural areas of different municipalities to hide in order to avoid the action of justice. On the other hand, it was evidenced that this person presents annotations in the SPOA Accusatory Oral Criminal System of the Prosecutor’s Office, where crimes are listed for damage to another’s property and qualified and aggravated theft.

Extortion is one of the main sources of illegal financing for organized crime structures. “With this capture, we tell the community that there is no truce with these groups that do so much harm to the population,” said Colonel Oscar Fernando Daza Suárez, commander of the Meta Police.

The captured subject was presented and left at the disposal of the 3rd Specialized Prosecutor’s Office before the GAULA, to answer for the crimes he is accused of. In the last hours, a judge of the Republic ordered a deprivation of liberty in a prison establishment in the city of Villavicencio, Meta.