Colombia Arrests Five Suspects of the Assassination of Paraguayan Prosecutor
Print article Published: 14 June 2022
WRITTEN BY VINICIUS MADUREIRA
Colombian authorities said they arrested and charged five people for participating in the assassination of Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor Marcelo Pecci who was shot on a beach while honeymooning with his pregnant wife.
The prosecutor was allegedly on a death list put together by criminal organizations, such as the Brazilian gang Primeiro Comando da Capital, or First Command of Capital. At least 27 people have testified during the investigation.
According to the investigators, Venezuelan Wendre Stil Scott Carrillo, riding a rented jet-ski, shot Pecci in Isla Barú, near Playa Blanca, where the conspirators had gathered and planned the murder. He then threw the weapon into the sea.
Scott Carrillo had allegedly acted in complicity with Gabriel Carlos Salinas Mendoza, who is believed to had been driving the jet ski and is still on the run. Authorities have on Thursday offered the equivalent of US$126,000 for information about his whereabouts.
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