Air-e company technicians They detected a new case of theft of energy in a farm dedicated to the breeding and commercialization of fish in a rural area of the municipality of Polonuevo, department of Atlántico.
According to the information provided by the administrator of the ‘Villa Mayo’ farm, at the time of the procedure, he indicated that The property belongs to the renowned Vallenato music singer Alex Manga, who was nominated for a Latin Grammy.
According to Fermín De la Hoz Torrente, manager of Legal Services at Air-e, The farm has 11 pools with approximately 35,000 fish for breeding and marketing. In the operation carried out by specialized Air-e technicians, theThey detected direct lines outside the meter to evade the payment of actual energy consumption.
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Estimates indicate that monthly energy losses are in the order of 7 million pesos; that is, about 84 million pesos a year. Additionally, there is a debt close to 90 million pesos product of the energy that could be measured.
De la Hoz Torrente added that energy theft is classified as fluid fraud, enshrined in article 256 of the Penal Code, which establishes penalties of up to 6 years in prison and a fine of up to 150 current legal monthly minimum wages.
Consequently, in parallel to the economic damages that affect the company due to the theft of energy Criminal proceedings will be initiated against the singer for this crime.
It is worth mentioning that the company Air-e, together with the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office highlighted the complaints that are being made by users who responsibly pay for the consumption of the energy service, which have helped to act forcefully against criminals, who, to the detriment of other users, continue to try to commit this crime.
To date, the company leads with the Prosecutor’s Office about 440 criminal investigations for theft and fraud of fluids. Additionally, 183 people have been captured for the crimes of fluid fraud and conspiracy to commit a crime.
