The authorities captured four members of the Caicedo structure, linked to more than 100 cases of extortion in Medellín.
With the arrival of the last month of the year, the authorities in Medellín deployed a series of operational activities that are already beginning to give the first results to combat illicit activities.
During the announcement of the 1,200 police officers who will monitor the city during this holiday seasonthe capture of four men accused of being part of the Caicedo criminal structure and of being the main perpetrators of extortion cases in the city was also known.
Among those detained are alias ‘Guajiro’, alleged coordinator of the structure; and aliases ‘Glasses’, ‘Beards’ and ‘Chamo’who would be linked to economic demands directed at formal and informal merchants in the sectors of Maturín, Cisneros, San Antonio and La Alhambra, in the center of the Paisa capital.
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According to General William Ramón, commander of the Police in the Aburrá Valley, This structure would have more than 100 victims from whom they demanded large sums of money to let them work..
For example, it is estimated that these people They earned between 20 thousand and 45 thousand pesos weekly.
During the operation, which was accompanied by men from the Police Gaula, five cell phones were also seized, which were made available to the Prosecutor’s Office to evaluate the modus operandi of the criminals.
Those captured were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office and after the preliminary hearings they were given security measure in a prison, they could face sentences of more than 20 years and up to more than 30 years in prison.
Authorities invite citizens to report all types of criminal acts during the end of year period.
