ARMENIA
In Armenia, they applied forfeiture of two houses that were used for crimes such as drug trafficking, and extortionand at the service of a criminal gang made up of 8 people.
The GAULA of Quindío, in coordination with the Prosecutor’s Office, achieved the extinction of ownership of two homes in the Mercedes neighborhood in the center of Armenia, as part of the “Los Tigreros” operation.
The lieutenant Colonel Gustavo Adolfo Chaparro Guerrero, commander in charge of the Quindío Police indicated that “this operation is the result of an investigative process that began in July 2023, after the dismantling of the criminal group “Los Triana” in the city of Armenia.”
Colonel Gustavo Chaparro, and the extinction of dominion in Armenia
The aforementioned operation led to the capture of eight people, who faced charges of conspiracy to committing crimes, extortion, manufacturing, carrying and trafficking of narcotics, as well as illegal carrying of firearms, ammunition and accessories.
The homes subject to forfeiture of ownership, valued at 270 million pesosAccording to investigations, they were being used as a basis to carry out the previously detailed crimes.
The GAULA Police and the Prosecutor’s Office They continue to work together to dismantle criminal organizations and dismantle their structures, in order to build a safe environment for all the inhabitants of Quindío.
It is worth remembering that at the beginning of this year In the Santa Fe de Armenia neighborhood, the government secretary, accompanied by the army and the police, demolished a house that was used as a place for consumption, sale of drugs and other crimes and that is in the process of forfeiture of ownership
Government Secretary Andrés Buitrago In dialogue with Caracol Radio at the time, he stated that they had been intervening in the same place for several months and the problem continued, so they proceeded to demolish it.
Marijuana seizure at Armenia transport terminal
In the midst of registration and control activities carried out by the Police at the Transportation Terminal of the city of Armenia, They captured a 26-year-old citizen who was traveling in a public service vehicle that covered the Cali – Bogotá route, carrying two suitcases 15,000 grams of marijuana.
Marijuana seizure at Armenia transport terminal
Reason for which, he was arrested and immediately placed at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office, by the crime of trafficking, manufacturing or possession of narcotics.
