An operation by the Metropolitan Police and the Medellín Security Secretariat surprised those attending the funeral of Jefferson, alias ‘Chom’, better known as the ‘fletero of fleteros’.
The intervention involved immobilized motorcycles that, according to the LPR camera system, would be linked to several cases of theft recorded in recent months.
The procedure took place around the Villa Hermosa neighborhood, just after the funeral mass. There, the authorities used a truck to intercept each of the previously identified vehicles. One by one, the motorcycles were moved while the investigations continue. The immobilized motorcycles had irregularities in license plates, chassis or documentation.
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The Secretary of Security of Medellín, Manuel Villa Mejía, referred to the operation through his social networks: “What a culture of illegality! We got there, at the exit of the funeral, with Police and Traffic. Several plates were entered into the LPR system, we identified some and immobilized motorcycles with reports of having participated in thefts”he stated.
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The procedure occurred after several tributes made by friends of alias ‘Chom’, including caravans, the presence of musicians and the use of gunpowder for two days in northeastern neighborhoods such as Villa Guadalupe and Manrique.
Alias ’Chom’ died a week after being injured in a confrontation with the Police in the Prado neighborhood, downtown Medellín, in the middle of a motorcycle theft. His alleged accomplice was also injured and remains in custody.
The Prosecutor’s Office and the Police continue to verify whether the recovered motorcycles are related to organizations dedicated to theft in the city.
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