The horrific crime that shook Bogota on August 18 is starting to become clear. In fact, this Saturday mayor Claudia López, murder of four people What was found in a truck has something to do with the drug trafficking activities of former police officer Juan Carlos Useche.
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López also confirmed the identities of the four people found dead. They are three Colombians and one Venezuelan citizen.
Juan Carlos Useche’s photo.former police officer first identified; Leonardo Sanabria, armed protection; Y Leidy Alejandra BetancourtUseche’s partner, Colombians who died in the crime.
“The person they were looking for was Juan Carlos Useche,” López added. He added that this former police officer was linked to drug trafficking and money laundering activities.
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If the other person was killed Jose Perosso ZabalaEscort of Venezuelan origin with a history of possession of a gun who was apprehended, prosecuted and – at the time of the crime – to be placed under house arrest.
Regarding this citizen, he blamed Mayor López Inpec and said it was an “obvious failure” of this institution. “There was a prisoner in custody and he couldn’t make it effective. He wasn’t serving his sentence, he continued his criminal activities and was eventually killed,” he said.
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In the main hypothesis, officials point out that this is a showdown between criminals.
The mayor of Bogota denied that the criminal gang ‘Tren de Aragua’ was involved in these events, according to the course of the investigation.
Authorities are already clear about the route the Toyota van with license plate CIE-835 made through Bogota on the night of August 18. It was also known that Useche received the armored vehicle in March of this year.
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There is also a key video of the gruesome crime investigation, in which the truck is seen driving through the Andes toll booths.
The mayor also explained that the killings were committed outside of Bogota, at around 3 pm on Thursday, showing that the coup was committed and abandoned on the Northern highway on the night of the same day.
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The police are offering a reward of 20 million pesos for information that will help figure out who is behind the crime.
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Source: Exame
