US, Colombian Officials Bust Transnational Weapons Trafficking Syndicate

Loren Moss — Fri, 21 May 2021 22:35:42 +0000

22 people were captured by court order and 3 more in flagrante delicto. In 28 raids, an arsenal containing short- and long-range firearms, different caliber ammunition and $97 million Colombian Pesos in cash was seized.

In a joint effort by Colombia’s Attorney General, the DIJIN unit of the National Police and the United States Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) ICE Agency, an arms trafficking ring called Diamante has been toppled along with the capture of 25 of its alleged members. This according to Colombia’s Attorney General’s office.

25 alleged members of the Diamante gang were captured in simultaneous raids across 4 cities.

Of the 22 arrests made by court order, 18 took place in Cali, Colombia and one in the nearby town of Buga; two in Bogotá and one in Medellín. The remaining three arrests were made in flagrante delicto in the capital of Valle del Cauca.

Under the coordination of a specialized prosecutor, last Tuesday uniformed officers carried out 28 simultaneous raids and searches in the cities, seizing short and long-range firearms (AK-40 rifles, Sig Sauer rifles with telescopic sights, grenade launchers, revolvers, pistols, grenades, ammunition of different calibers, accessories, essential parts for rifles and machine guns, and cell phones.

An arsenal with short and long-range weapons & $97 million pesos were seized from the defendants.

According to the prosecutors, the investigation took place with technical and testimonial evidence, interception of communications, surveillance and monitoring. This criminal structure, prosecutors allege, had been committing crimes since April 2019, bringing weapons in from the United States and later distributing them to illegal armed groups or intermediaries in different cities throughout Colombia.

In arraignments, a Colombian judge legalized the arrests of the 25 suspects and the evidence. In the next few hours, the Prosecutor’s Office will file formal charges and request an assurance that the detainees are held without bond as allegedly responsible for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a crime and manufacture, trafficking and carrying firearms for the exclusive use of the Military Forces or explosives.

Farmhouse & Foreigners: 42 Busted At Barnyard Sex Party During Coronavirus Pandemic

Loren Moss — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:10:59 +0000

Colombian prosecutors broke up a sex party at a farm outside of Villavicencio, Colombia where 21 men and 21 women were caught red-handed consuming hallucinogens and cocaine, practicing prostitution, and drinking adulterated liquor. 17 of the partygoers were Venezuelans, according to prosecutors. The party was in violation of Colombia’s nationwide curfew imposed to fight the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 virus.

The partiers were all arrested and brought before the 9^th municipal criminal court in Villavicencio, where a search warrant for the property was issued. The URI (Immediate Reaction Unit) discovered firearms, cocaine, and ammunition on the property.

The owner of the farm and a bar in Villavicencio, the capital of the Meta department of Colombia were charged with manufacturing, trafficking and / or illegal carrying of weapons; manufacture, trafficking and / or carrying of narcotic drugs; imitation or simulation of food, products or substances and violation of sanitary measure. He pled not guilty to those charges. Prosecutors say that the bar of the charged is known for prostitution.

The National Institute of Health in Colombia reports 46 positive cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 in the Colombian department of Meta.

Images courtesy of Colombia’s Attorney General’s office

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US, Colombian Officials Bust Transnational Weapons Trafficking Syndicate

Farmhouse & Foreigners: 42 Busted At Barnyard Sex Party During Coronavirus Pandemic