He fell in the south of Córdoba alias' Cubanel ', alleged leader of the Gulf Clan

A joint operation between the National Navy, the National Police and the Colombian Air Force, led by the National Army, managed to capture one of the most wanted criminals in Córdoba. This is alias 'Cubanel, Cuba or El Mocho', syndicated of being head of the organized criminal group the Gulf Clan.

The capture of who would be the second leader of the Rubén Darío Ávila substructure took place in the municipality of San José de Uré department of Córdoba.

The Military Forces informed the press: “Alias El Mocho or Cubanel is credited with the crimes of homicide, forced displacement, extortion and kidnapping, in addition to being the second leader of the Rubén Darío Ávila substructure, committing crimes in the municipalities of Puerto Libertador, Buenavista and Planeta Rica, in the department of Córdoba” .

Alias' Cubanel ', who previously appeared on the cartel of the most wanted men in Córdoba, would be an important token for the Gulf Clan, as mentioned in the Army's statement: “This capture deals a blunt blow to the finances of this illegal organization, considering that this guy was the one who was in charge of receive the money resulting from extortion by traders in the region”.

Alias' Cubanel 'is responsible for committing crimes in the municipalities of Puerto Libertador, Buenavista and Planeta Rica in the department of Cordoba. On more information about the Gulf Clan, the authorities managed to capture members of the Army who cooperated with this criminal group, among others.

An investigation carried out by the Attorney General's Office, in conjunction with the counterintelligence of the National Army, resulted in the capture of two sergeants and 4 professional soldiers in Bogotá, Ibagué and Piedecuesta, Santander, who were accused of selling weapons to different criminal organizations.

The soldiers arrested are from Fonseca, municipality of La Guajira, Cauca and Caquetá. One of the sergeants, at the time of his capture, was even surprised with about 500 parts of weapons for the exclusive use of the Armed Forces, in his possession.

The results of the investigation indicate that soldiers diverted weapons, parts and ammunition from different battalions in the country, in order to market and/or sell them, allegedly, to illegal groups such as FARC dissidents, the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Gulf Clan.

The judiciary requested the intramural detention of uniformed persons for the crimes of: concert for aggravated crimes, carrying and trafficking in weapons for the exclusive use of the armed forces and illicit enrichment. Authorities revealed that only one of the sergeants accepted the charges.

These investigations had already generated other arrests, for example, last month raids were carried out against active and retired soldiers, in Bogotá and other capital cities of the country. In total, 13 people were apprehended during the operation, including 2 retired colonels.

6 were civilians and the other 5 were active military personnel, who had been investigated since 2019, who were charged with crimes for: trafficking, manufacture or carrying of narcotic drugs, concert to commit aggravated crimes, bribery, money laundering and training for illegal activities.

The Prosecutor's Office reports that the retired colonel, Robinson González del Rio, was sentenced to 37 years in prison, as he had already been prosecuted for the murder of the young men in cases of false positives, but he would have recovered his release for the benefit of “parole”, worth the redundancy, granted by the Special Justice for the Peace (JEP).

Both cases suggest that the soldiers would be working for the armed group known as the Gulf Clan.

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