The authorities announced an investigation to clarify what happened in the last few hours in a well-known commercial establishment.
In the afternoon of this Sunday The complaint was made known by a group of young people in Cali, who claimed to have been victims of a theft after unknown subjects approached them and applied an unknown substance.
The incident occurred in a shopping center in the north of the capital of Valle del Cauca, where the criminals They met a group of nine people, who were chatting in the establishment. Once they inhale the substance they lose consciousness for several minutes.
During that period of time, those responsible for perpetrating the act They took the opportunity to steal the young people’s belongings such as their cell phones.wallets and identity documentation. They even managed to steal money from several of them from their bank accounts.
Once this case became known, National Police patrols appeared at the shopping center and controlled the situation. “Two hours after what happened, the units arrived and interviewed the young people who were victims of this situation.“, reported the Secretary of Security of Cali, Jairo García.
According to the official, so far none of the victims have had any health problems. after having inhaled the narcotic substance with which they lost consciousness for several minutes.
“We have spoken with one of the mothers who made the complaint public through social networks and We are providing support for the filing of the complaint because this has not yet been done,” said García.
In turn, the head of the Cali Security portfolio stated that, at this time, All investigative capabilities are deployed to identify the people who were part of this criminal action. inside a shopping center located in the north of Cali.
“We are verifying what happened in an alleged case of deception of which the young people were victims, We are verifying and working with the shopping center’s video surveillance equipment That is why we hope to resolve this issue quickly,” said Jairo García.
One of the priorities within the investigation process according to The official is associated with determining the modality used by the criminals to attack young people.
“We want to identify what the type of modality is in addition to know those responsible for these crimes“he noted.
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Follow-up of cases
The Secretary of Security of Cali, Jairo García, highlighted that the District Administration has worked jointly with the different representatives of the shopping centers of the capital of the Valley with the purpose of identifying problems and articulate solutions to security issues presented within these spaces intended for recreation.
“Two weeks ago we had a meeting with the managers of the shopping centers and we evaluate the processes that must be applied when there is any type of impact, in addition to identifying within that exercise, the modalities that affect the population,” he noted.
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Source: Integrated Information System – Jorge Alejandro Escobar Banderas
