Civil Guards arrested three men and a woman, aged between 24 and 63, who were trying to assassinate a businessman. pucol He was shot dead on a motorcycle in Valencia last December.
Victim managed to escape unharmed by a few centimetersIn the statement made by the Civil Guard Provincial Command, it was stated that the attackers fled after they tried to fire again.
Two of the detainees were shot with a gun firearm the woman hid the gun while she was protecting from a motorcycle, a third party a vehicle.
The businessman from Puçol stated that when he came to the company where he was working with his vehicle, just as he was about to open the driver’s door and get out, two motorcycle riders stood at his level and attacked him. Without Saying a Word They pointed a firearm at him.
As the attackers fired the first shot, missing a few centimeters from his head, they were about to fire the second. quickly accelerated He managed to escape in his vehicle.
Police teams who came to the scene made a visual inspection and found a hive inside. short firearm 22 caliber muzzle-fired metal ammunition and a lead bullet deformed after impact.
After it was collected, stored and delivered, it was analyzed in the ballistics section of the laboratory. criminalistic From the Civil Guard in Valencia.
The agents, who identified the used motorcycle, revealed that the attackers were part of a group. Criminal group of hitmen of Colombian nationality He settled in the provinces of Valencia and Girona.
After police re-examined the suspects’ movements, the civil guards determined that three people arrested during the three months prior to the assassination attempt had committed murder. occasional surveillance about the victim and his environment.
The aim was to provide recognition of the victim as well as recognition of the victim’s area, schedules and habits. access roads, escape and ideal location to commit the crime.
From then on, the investigative team focused on locating the weapon. a fourth personThe woman, who was taken into custody, was in charge of providing protection to the organization regarding the storage of the firearm.
This person took periodic payments through an agent via instant transfer app.
This hit group was to blame 30.000 € He had previously received an advance of 15,000 euros for the execution of the victim.
According to Civil Guard investigators, the hitmen planned to attempt an assassination again this summer. one of the group members he was recovering from an operation, the rest had already sought a backup shooter from Colombia.
Faced with the imminent threat of a new attack on the victim’s life and protection, the Civil Guards arrested and completely disbanded this group.
For this purpose, five houses were searched, two of which were in the district. overtake (Valencia) and three Figueras (Girona).
It was intervened by finding 2 short ammunition firearms, one of which was silenced, and a business card on it. address and telephone number of the victim’s company, Handwritten map of the town of Puçol, the motorcycle used by the authors, and the tourism that encompasses them.
There are four arrests in total: three men and one woman, all of them Colombian citizens. 24 to 63 years old. Three men are charged with attempted murder, membership of a criminal organization and possession of illegal weapons, while the woman detained is charged with membership of a criminal organization and possession of illegal weapons.
The investigation is carried out with the Instruction No. 1 of the Criminal Court of First Instance. MassamagrellIt was decided to temporarily arrest three perpetrators and to release the fourth person with a precautionary measure.