The extortionists demanded a lot of millions pesos in exchange for not attacking on the life of the victims.
In the framework of the 'Diamante' Plan, members of the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) - Cesar and the Special, Energy and Roads Battalion No. 3 of the Tenth Brigade of the National Army, in operations coordinated with the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the Office of the General Prosecutor of the Nation, four individuals were captured; They were demanding money through extortions from a farmer and a grower in the municipalities of Pelaya and Curumaní.
In Pelaya, alias 'Bienvenido', 47, and alias 'Lumar', 53, identified themselves as members of the organized armed group 'Los Pelusos', and demanded money from a farmer, via telephone and in person, the initial amount was 25 million pesos in exchange for not attacking on his life and the life of his family.
The timely denunciation of the victim and the coordinated intelligence work of the Army and the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) led to the finding of these criminals when they received the first payment of 10 million pesos in the property of the farmer, in an area rural of the south of the department of Cesar.
When caught in flagrante delicto, one of the criminals tried to flee to a wooded area, but the quick action of the troops he was captured. The operation seized a motorcycle, two cell phones and a sim card used for the extortion calls.
In the same way, in the Moringa sector, Calichoza village, municipality of Curumaní, alias 'Esneider' and alias 'Domingo', in the same way, alleged members of 'Los Pelusos', were extorted through a leaflet a farmer in the area and demanded a large amount of money in exchange for respecting his live.
Once the troops knew of the events, they proceeded to conduct intelligence tasks that led to the finding of the alleged extortionists and their capture.
Source: National Army
