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The authorities in the department of Bolívar dealt a severe blow against the Clan del Golfo, after the capture of several members of that criminal organization.
The National Police reported that in the middle of an operation carried out in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and the Colombian Navy, 43 alleged members of the Héroes del Caribe structure of the Gulf Clan were detained, those who committed crimes in the north and center of the department.
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“30 registration and search procedures were carried out in the municipalities of Magangué, San Jacinto, María la Baja, El Carmen de Bolívar, Tolu (Sucre) and Plato (Magdalena), area of influence of this criminal group that had been affecting citizen security, through the illicit business of micro-trafficking, hit men and extortion, “the authorities said through a statement.
The arrests include the arrest of 5 alleged leaders, as is the case of Víctor Palacios Mena, alias Niche, “who was among the most wanted cartel in Bolívar. He fulfilled an essential role of leader of the substructure and had under his command approximately 67 men. He directed the materialization of homicides and extortions, as well as the payroll to members “.
The Police specified that Within this structure, each member had a specific role, after indicating that some were dedicated to the sale of narcotics and others to the commercialization in different parts of the region.
The authorities indicated that other members of that criminal network acted as liaisons for the hitmen and that “The leaders were in command of urban or rural areas, according to their criminal history.”
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In this regard, they explained that “Daniel Rodríguez Narváez, in charge of controlling and establishing a territorial presence in the rural area of Montes de María with approximately 18 men under his command, was captured, with whom he exercised control over drug trafficking routes between the departments of Bolívar and Sucre “.
It is worth mentioning that This year, 60 alleged members of the Clan del Golfo have been captured, in addition to the seizure of 230 firearms.
Finally, the authorities concluded that “the 43 presumed members of the Heroes of the Caribbean structure of the Gulf Clan must answer for the crimes of conspiracy to commit aggravated crime, homicide, extortion, illegal possession of firearms, drug trafficking and forced displacement ”.
