Alias El Blessed, would be responsible for the entry of 80% of the contraband into the country and criminal income for 8 billion pesos annually.
President Gustavo Petro announced through his The president described the capture as “the biggest blow” against this crime.
The operation was carried out jointly between the National Police, the Anti-Drug Agency (DEA) and the Attorney General’s Office. In this, the authorities managed to capture four people in Cali, Bogotá and Bucaramanga, among them Ricardo Orozco Baeza, alias El Benceso.
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As the president explained, the captured man acted as the main promoter of money laundering in the port. ”Alias El Blessed, would be responsible for the entry of 80% of the contraband into the country and criminal income for 8 billion pesos annually,” stated President Petro. For this reason, he must answer for the crimes of aggravated criminal conspiracy and bribery.
In his publication, the president also announced that this operation continues and that they are in the process of locating another important leader of this type of crime.
This is the biggest blow to smuggling in the history of Colombia.
The National Police, the Anti-Drug Agency DEA and the Attorney General’s Office carried out an operation against organized crime and money laundering, achieving the capture of 4 people in…
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) March 14, 2024
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