Authorities provided more details about what happened on the night of Tuesday, February 13, in the Los Andes neighborhood of Barranquilla, where at least four people were injured with a firearm. According to what the sector quadrant reported, a fight was recorded between several subjects and two of them drew firearms and shot at the […]
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Police announce ‘megatoma’ in the city to ensure safety
In several complex neighborhoods of the city, such as Rebolo, La Chinita, the ferry, the lightThe Metropolitan Police, among others, announced a ‘megatake’ to ensure safety security and combating criminal offences. Also read: B/keel: Twelve people have been arrested for extortion in 2024 so far More than 150 policemen and women from various specialties, such […]
“Welcome to Barranquilla, this is your home”: Alex Char as new commander
“Welcome to Barranquillathis is your house.” With this sentence the mayor said Alejandro Char received the General Herbert Bendanidez, new commander of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, who took office in the Peace Square on this Wednesday afternoon. Also read: Follow the transfer of command live in Mebar ‘We have always felt very supported by […]
Transfer of command in Mebar: General Herbert Benavidez takes over as commander
This Wednesday, January 3, from 4:00 PM in the afternoon, the recently promoted General, National Police Officer Herbert Benavidez Valderrama, will take over as the new commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police. This event will take place in Plaza de la Paz, opposite the María Reina Cathedral and will be attended by civil and military […]
“We must all work in one direction to improve boat safety”
It arrived when ‘the potatoes burned’received Barranquilla at the time when public transport was stopped due to the murders from three drivers from different bus lines. Despite this, the general Jorge Urquijo Sandovalcommander of the Police Metropolitana conducted the investigation and, in collaboration with the Public Prosecution Service, arranged for the arrest of the alleged […]
Alleged member of ‘Los Costeños’ falls while receiving extortion money
With two million pesos in his possession, apparently a product of the extortion, He was captured alias Adriaanwho identified himself as a member of the criminal organization ‘Los Costeños’. This was reported by the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police noting that the capture was achieved through the GAULA Unified Action Group under the ‘Always Present at Christmas’ […]
A man is shot dead in the La Sierrita district
On the night of Tuesday, October 24, a new assassin attack was recorded in the La Sierrita neighborhood, located in the city of Barranquilla. According to authorities, the events that took place in cra 5A with streets 54 injured two people, who after the attack were transferred to the San Ignacio Clinic, where the death […]
They release a resident who was carrying fentanyl but was connected to a lawsuit
Following the arrest last week of alleged resident Ronald Manuel Mendoza Gutiérrez, 40, for having among his belongings two vials of fentanyl, the powerful opioid now used for criminal purposes, authorities are today focusing on tracing its origins or who provided the source. medication to this person. Mendoza Gutiérrez was prosecuted for the crime of […]
Judge orders jail term for four people involved in police crimes
During a hearing that took place virtually on the afternoon of this Friday, September 8, the ninth municipal criminal judge with guarantee control functions, Maxlínder Pichón Montaño, ordered the transfer to prison of the four nationals detained for the murder of the Metropolitan Police officer Héctor Julio Jiménez Merlano, which took place on July 29 […]
“We are investigating the possible existence of ‘Los Pepes'”: Colonel Urquijo
The warnings of the possible emergence of a new criminal structure have authorities in Barranquilla due to the fact that criminal actions in the capital of Atlántico by a group called ‘the Peppers’. would talk about selective killingsamong other things, from which drug trafficking and extortion would arise. That’s why EL HERALDO spoke to Colonel […]