Abelardo De La Espriella reported that four suspected members of the Edwin Román Velásquez Valle substructure of the Gulf Clan had been captured in Santa Fe de Antioquia and Betulia. Among them, he identified alias “Caliche,” whom he described as a coordinator of hitmen, and aliases “Pachito,” “Valeria,” and “Lina.” He stated that they participated in the attack in Betulia in which sub-inspectors Wilmer Ovidio Gallego Sepúlveda and Edwin Danilo Chamorro Bastida were killed. He also pointed out that in Nuquí, Chocó, alias “Niño Potro” had been captured, wanted for extradition by the United States and accused of coordinating the shipment of nearly two tons of cocaine a month. De La Espriella said he would seek to dismantle the Gulf Clan and bring its members to justice, and concluded with patriotic and religious slogans. #Narcotráfico #Justicia #Colombia (translated)
