National police of Barranquilla, under the ‘Sin Tregua al Delito’ strategy, captured in flagrancia a 20-year-old man known by the alias ‘Pequeñas Cosas’ for the presumed crime of manufacturing, trafficking, carrying or possessing firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition.[1] The procedure was carried out by officers of the El Bosque Police Station at street 145 with avenue 34 in Barranquilla.[1]

During the search and control activities, officers found in his possession a home-made firearm and about 1,500 grams of marijuana, both of which were seized as part of the police procedure.[1] Officers found in the man’s possession a home-made firearm and about 1,500 grams of marijuana, and both items were seized during the procedure.[2] The detainee and the seized items were placed at the disposal of the competent authority to carry out the corresponding judicial proceedings.[1]

The detainee must answer for the presumed crime of manufacturing, trafficking, carrying or possessing firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition.[3] He was then left at the disposal of the Immediate Reaction Unit (URI) of the Attorney General’s Office, where the judicial process will continue.[3] Brigadier General Sandra Liliana Rodríguez Castro, commander of the Barranquilla Metropolitan Police, said the institution will continue strengthening controls, patrols and operational actions across the city to prevent crime and remove firearms and narcotic substances from circulation.[1]