William Enrique Vizcaíno Herrera, aka ‘the minor’, Appeared leader of the band ‘Los Costaños’ has a criminal career in the organization, according to the investigation that are advanced against them by the authorities.
The MEBAR commander, General Edwin Urrego, said thatEU “your criminal activity dates more than 10 years within the criminal structure”.
He pointed out that ‘the youngest’ began his career by carrying out different illegal activities, starting with theft.
“Start by advancing different theft activities, through the Sicariato, until it becomes its maximum leader after alias ‘Castor’”, Said the senior officer.
William Vizcaíno, fulfilling the orders of alias ‘Castor’ would have won his confidence to the point that he chose him as leader of the organization, where he led the confrontation between ‘The Costaños’ and ‘Los Pepes’.
“Led the armed confrontation that exists between ‘pepes’ and ‘coastal’ for the criminal income of drug trafficking, drop by drop, extortion and homicides. Within this armed confrontation there are more than 440 homicides since 2024 and so far in 2025”Said the officer.
Police said it would also be “the person responsible for the selective homicides that have been presented in Barranquilla, as well as the expansionist intentions of this criminal structure towards Sabanagande, Palmar de Varela, Padedera and Santo Tomás ”.
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The alleged member was captured in Villavicencio, where he was hiding from the authorities, Those who were followed by the massacre that occurred on November 22, 2024, in the Barrio El Carmen, where Víctor Danilo Olivera Martínez, Andrés Felipe Berdugo de la Cruz, Edwin Horacio Pérez Plata and Felipe Andrés de las Salas died.
General Urrego indicated that the aforementioned was requested for concert crimes to commit crimes, for extortion and extortion purposes. In addition, it has seven judicial annotations, three per extortion, two for homicide, one for traffic of firearms and one per concert to commit crimes.
