Colombia, 12 Presumed Members of Los Rastrojos Arrested

Posted on May 18, 2011 • Filed under: Colombia, Crime, Police/Military Activity

•Elcolombiano.com reveals that the captures were made in simultaneous operations part of Operación Emperador in areas such as Bogotá, Medellín, Caucasia and Cáceres, in Antioquia.
•Members of the top tier of the group such as alias “Servi,” the financial head and alias “Vicente,” the presumed head of assassins, were captured among the 12.
•The National Police states that the captured individuals of Los Rastrojos have been responsible for 85% of the homicides and 65% of the activities involved in the traffic of narcotics.
•The efforts against the criminal groups have helped reduce the homicide rate 10% since last year. Read Article

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