These would have been the masterminds of the grenade attack in Cali

They are Pedro Luis Caicedo, alias El Taxista; Mauricio Tierradentro Sarmiento, alias Mauricio and Jhon Brandy Vidal Posso, alias Brayner, who would be members of the residual organized armed group Gaor, a dissident of Jaime Martínez.

This Tuesday, the authorities reported that those allegedly involved in the design, planning, and delivery of the explosive attack that occurred on January 28 were sent to jail, when they threw a grenade at a group of police uniformed personnel, who were in the sector of the Southeastern Highway with Transversal 25, in near Comfandi El Prado in Cali.

In this event, eight patrolmen were injured, since at that time they were taking over from their posts, when they were caught with the explosive attack. Five individuals were also injured. They were all transferred to health centers.

The Prosecutor's Office indicated that a guarantee control judge in Cali issued an assurance measure in a prison facility against Pedro Luis Caicedo, alias El Taxista; Mauricio Tierradentro Sarmiento, alias Mauricio and Jhon Brandy Vidal Posso, alias Brayner, who would be members of the residual organized armed group Gaor, Jaime's dissent Martinez.

It is noteworthy that, at the hearing, the prosecutor appealed the decision of the criminal judge to release Rita Marleny Santana, who was charged with the crimes of manufacturing, trafficking, and illegal carrying of firearms for restricted and private use by the Armed Forces or explosives.

The woman had been detained in a house together with Pedro Luis Caicedo, alias El Taxista, who claimed that she was her romantic partner.

The alleged perpetrators of the incident were charged by a specialized prosecutor for alleged co-authorship in the crimes of concert to commit an aggravated crime for terrorist purposes, homicide and aggravated homicide in the degree of attempt on eight occasions; in addition to the manufacture, trafficking and illegal carrying of firearms for restricted use and use exclusive to the Armed Forces.

In addition, one of the detainees was charged with material falsehood in a public document, since at the time of his capture he was carrying a false license and driver's license, alias El Taxista.

During the reaction of the agents, Carlos Alberto Ambuila Martínez was captured in flagrante, who reportedly threw the explosive device. Ambuila was brought before a criminal judge and was charged with the crimes of terrorism, attempted murder, manufacturing, trafficking, and carrying firearms for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces. The judge issued an assurance measure in a prison establishment.

For his part, the inquiries revealed that Pedro Luis Caicedo, alias El Taxista, would be the one who contacted Ambuila Martínez and transported him in a vehicle to the place where the uniformed were.

While alias Mauricio and alias Brayner, participated in the design and planning of the attack, they played their own roles during the attack with the explosive device. The arrests of the defendants were made on March 18, 2022, during search and search operations carried out by agents of the Sijin of the Metropolitan Police in coordination with a specialized prosecutor.

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