A 23-year-old Colombian girl has been arrested in reference to a number of focused killings, together with the current homicide of her former boyfriend. Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez, recognized to police by the alias “La Muneca,” which interprets to “The Doll,” was taken into custody over her alleged involvement in a number of high-profile murders within the municipality of Barrancabermeja, New York Submit reported.
These killings had been stated to have been carried out on the behest of the Los de la M gang, in accordance with Spanish language outlet Libertad Digital. On the time of arrest, Rodriguez was wanting ahead to increasing her profession. She led a small cadre of hitmen, who terrorised the area earlier than her arrest.
Her arrest got here after an ambush following the assassination of her ex-boyfriend on July 23 in a rural space of Colombia referred to as Piedecuesta, the Magdalena Medio Police stated.
In keeping with police, Rodriguez referred to as her ex-boyfriend, Deyvy Jesus, and beckoned him to satisfy and supposedly resolve a cash dispute between them.
When Devvy moved, two bike-borne males killed him, allegedly on the behest of Rodriguez. “The Doll”, together with an confederate Paula Valentina Joya Rueda, 24, was arrested by police.
Rueda was additionally on the police radar and was recognized below the alias “Gorda Sicaria,” translating to “Fats Hitwoman”.
In the meantime, one other confederate, recognized as “Leopoldo,” was arrested by the police concurrently “The Doll”. Police officers stated they seized a revolver and a 9-millimeter calibre pistol on the time of arrest.
As of now, the police are investigating whether or not any of those weapons had been used within the current killings.
Lieutenant Colonel Mauricio Herrara of the Magdalena Medio Police stated that with the arrest of ‘La Muneca’ and ‘Leopoldo’, “a interval of calm has been created within the area.”
“These arrests mark progress within the dismantling of legal constructions chargeable for the current homicides,” Herrara added.
In keeping with the World Inhabitants Overview, a case of murder is reported each three days in Bucaramanga, Colombia, which has a complete inhabitants of greater than 13 lakh individuals.
