In the course of a coordinated operation conducted by units of the National Navy and the National Police in the urban area of Cartagena and Turbaco (Bolívar), it was possible to arrest six individuals, including a woman belonging to the gang.
By means of searches of houses in different neighborhoods of the city of Cartagena, Carlos Álvarez aka Mono, Arnolfo Angulo aka Calvo, José León aka Jose, Andrés Medrano aka Andrés, Kevin Muñoz aka El Alán and Melissa Peña aka Melissa were arrested.
These arrests are obtained after investigations and follow-up carried out by the authorities, which made it possible to determine the criminal operations of that criminal structure, which is presumed to have committed different crimes, including firearms and drug trafficking, homicide and theft.
According to the investigations, these individuals were carrying out thefts in Turbaco, Turbaná and on the roads that connect these municipalities. They were allegedly the masterminds of the murder of a member of the National Police on 7 December in Turbaco, Bolívar.
The operation was carried out by troops of the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) Bolívar, Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) Élite and the National Police, who complied with judicial orders issued by the 12th criminal court of Cartagena, Bolívar, which at the same time conducts to the prevention of kidnapping and extortion plans in different parts of the city. Those arrested were given to the 15th Specialized Prosecutor's Office of Cartagena.
Source: press-Colombian Navy
