Colombian colonel arrested with several suitcases full of weapons in Bogotá

National Army sources Colombia They confirmed to El Tiempo that Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Esteban Bautista López, 42, was arrested and charged with the crime of manufacturing, trafficking, carrying or possessing firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition.

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According to the sources, the officer – attached to the Army’s third recruitment zone based in Cali – arrived on a commercial flight from Miami (United States) and in Bogotá had to transfer to the capital of the Valley.

After completing his migratory registration, Colonel Bautista collected his suitcases to proceed with his trip to Cali, and through the “profiling tasks” carried out by the Police and the airport authorities, “it is possible to show that he travels with several suitcases which, when passing through The scanner shows suspicious images.

For this reason, several officials of the DIAN (Directorate of National Taxes and Customs of Colombia) they proceed to check their luggage finding an arsenal.

What was in the bags?

Colonel Bautista López works in recruitment in Cali. (Colombian National Army/)

El Dorado airport officials were surprised to find in the suitcases: a magazine for a Glock pistol with a capacity of 50 cartridges, 16 units; a charger for a 9 mm CZ pistol with a capacity of 15 cartridges, five units; charger for 9 mm Glock pistol capacity 15 cartridges, 10 units; magazine for pistol Prieto Beretta 9 mm capacity 17 cartridges, 10 units; magazine for Smith and Wesson pistol capacity 17 cartridges, 14 units.

In addition to six Fab Defense brand conversion kit for Glock pistol, three units; MCK brand Glock pistol conversion kit, 3 units and a Scoit brand Glock pistol conversion kit.

Added to this is a Fab Defense brand folding laser sight CMR CMR 201 brand Crimson Trace, and an overflowing microconversion kit and a microflashlight conversion kit.

According to the sources, the Army officer tried to justify the elements he was carrying, hiding behind the fact that he was a member of the military institution of the Infantry weapon.

By: “El Tiempo”, from Colombia / GDA

Source: Elcomercio