The Salvadoran authorities confiscated money and documents this Friday when they raided two houses where a Colombian citizen detained as a suspect in the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, which occurred in May 2022 in Colombia, was hiding, a minister reported.
Source: AFP
“As part of the follow-up to the arrest of Margareth Chacón Zúñiga […]specialized units of the police and the prosecutor’s office carried out searches in two houses where he was taking refuge”, said the Minister of Justice and Security, Gustavo Villatoro, on his Twitter account.
Chacon Zuniga42, was arrested on Wednesday together with the Salvadoran Wilber Huezo47, accused of having hidden it in the country.
The two raided houses are in the city of Antiguo Cuscatlan, eight km southwest of San Salvador.
In these houses the researchers They seized Colombian passports, cell phones, a couple of laptops, a small amount of marijuana, and cash: about 15,000 euros, in addition to some dollars, Colombian pesos and Mexican pesos, Villatoro said.
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“El Salvador will not be a refuge for criminals and we are willing to collaborate with other countries that seek to bring criminals to justice,” said the minister.
The authorities They have not announced if the detainee will be sent to Bogotá, although the director of the Salvadoran Police, Mauricio Arriaza, said on Wednesday that she would be “put at the disposal of the Colombian police, so that she can face justice.”
The investigation into the murder of Pecci He has not yet found the masterminds of the crime. The United States offered a reward of five million dollars to those who provide information on those responsible.
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Pecci, specializing in organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorist financing, had investigated gangs in Brazil, as well as Lebanese money launderers from the Triple Border of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
