The Northeast of Antioquia was shocked after the disappearance and subsequent discovery of four people dead in the municipalities of Amalfi, Vegachí and Remedios, events that, according to authorities, would be related to territorial disputes of the Organized Armed Group (GAO) Clan del Golfo in the region.
The National Police in Antioquia reported that, according to the information collected on the ground, the events began on January 4, when members of the Clan del Golfo – Jorge Iván Arboleda Garcés Substructure – intercepted and illegally detained four people in rural areas of Amalfi and Remedios. The victims were taken against their will to different isolated sectors of the subregion.
Apparently, the operation would have been ordered by alias ‘Matías’ or ‘Chuzo’, identified as the leader of the substructure in this area. The four bodies were found on January 6 in different parts of Northeast Antioquia:
• Remedios, Santa Isabel district, 53 kilometers from the urban area: Yefer Arley Madrigal Castañeda.
• Vegachí, El Tigre district, La Y sector, 82 kilometers from the urban area: Juan Carlos Madrigal Ruiz.
• Vegachí, Alejandría village, 30 kilometers from the urban area: victim still to be fully identified.
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• Amalfi, Montebello village, 68 kilometers from the urban area: Jorge Andrés Madrigal Ruiz.
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According to authorities, three of the victims belonged to the same family, and one of the deceased has a record of the crime of arms trafficking.
The Antioquia Police Department activated an investigative capsule to clarify the motives and circumstances of these homicides, with the aim of responding to the events and strengthening security in the region.
The institution reiterated its commitment to the protection of citizens and to the neutralization of the actions of organized armed groups that affect coexistence and security in Antioquia. Investigations remain ongoing to identify those responsible and determine precisely the dynamics of the murders.