The Attorney General’s Office formally accused Diego Marín Buitrago or ‘El Viejo’ as allegedly responsible for the crimes of aggravated conspiracy and bribery by giving or offering.

The defendant today would be the leader of a criminal group that would have co-opted officials from different entities and members of the Tax and Customs Police (Polfa) so that, in exchange for money, they facilitate the entry into the country, transit and marketing of contraband merchandise.

The material evidence obtained by a prosecutor from the Specialized Directorate against Corruption shows that Marín Buitrago, between September 2023 and February 2024, would have set monthly amounts of 3,500,000 pesos for patrol officers and 5,000,000 pesos for officers who collaborated with the illicit organization.

Additionally, he would be involved in 4 criminal events in which he directly paid bribes to uniformed members of the National Police; and 17 other illicit events in which he allegedly, through his subordinates, arranged the delivery of cash and high-end vehicles to different public servants, and made an apartment in Cartagena (Bolívar) available to a Polfa officer to occupy indefinitely.

By order of the specialized criminal judge of Bogotá to whom the case corresponded, the preparatory hearing for the trial will begin in February 2026.

This information is presented for reasons of general interest.