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Police Capture an Escort of the House Secretary with 145 Million Pesos in Cash and Electoral Propaganda
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Five days after the legislative elections, the police have captured on a road from La Guajira an escort carrying 145 million pesos in cash and campaign material from the conservative candidate to the Senate Daniel Restrepo. The arrested on Tuesday, Luis Alfredo Acuña Vega, is part of the National Protection Unit and was attached to the security scheme of Jaime Luis Lacouture, the secretary general of the House of Representatives and former membe…
The capture of a man and his subsequent release in La Guajira with 145 million pesos in cash put in the magnifying glass two powerful men of Congress...
Colombian National Police officers captured Luis Alfredo Acuña in the town of Hato Nuevo, department of La Guajira, after finding 145 million pesos in cash in his possession. The detainee performs functions as an escort of the National Protection Unit (UNP) within the security scheme of Jaime Luis Lacouture, current secretary general of the House of Representatives. During the procedure, the officers also seized proselytizing material belonging …
The Attorney General's Office ordered the opening of a preliminary inquiry against officials of the National Protection Unit (UNP) and the General Secretariat of the House of Representatives, in the context of the scandal unleashed by the capture of Luis Alfredo Acuña, an escort allegedly linked to the security scheme of the General Secretary of the House, Jaime Luis Lacouture, who was arrested with $145 million in cash and propaganda from the c…
They reveal the names in the envelopes with $145 million seized to the escort of the secretary of the House Agency Period... Mar, 03/03/2026 - 13:27 The money, found along with propaganda from conservative candidate Daniel Restrepo, was distributed in seven envelopes marked with names of people from the region. Prosecutor's Office and Attorney General's Office list investigations.
During the proceedings in La Guajira, two men were captured who were mobilized in a vehicle and placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office. A total of 145 million pesos in cash were seized in the department of La Guajira when, allegedly, they were going to be destined for the purchase of votes for next Sunday’s legislative elections, the Police reported. The operation was confirmed by the director of the institution, General William Rincó…
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