What is known about the case of the Colombian colonel arrested for carrying a powerful arsenal in his suitcase

Police and airport authorities Colombia stopped this Tuesday to Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Esteban Bautista for illegally carrying several suitcases full of weapons at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá. The 42-year-old Army colonel, attached to the Army’s third recruitment zone based in Cali, arrived on a commercial flight bound for the city of Cali before being detained at immigration control.

After migratory registration upon arrival from USA, necessary to be able to continue on their way, the airport authorities and the Police identified suspicious images when the suitcases that the colonel was carrying passed through the scanner. Given this situation, officials from the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN) reviewed the luggage and found an important shipment of weapons.

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In the suitcases they found chargers for different types of weapons, with the respective cartridges, various conversion kits, a sight and a laser sight, among others.

They were found: 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.

It carried various chargers and rifle-type adapters for pistols. (Photo: Public Force)

In addition, six Fab Defense brand kits for Glock pistols were discovered, three units; MCK brand Glock pistol kit, 3 units and a Scoit brand Glock pistol kit, a Fab Defense brand folding laser sight CMR CMR 201 brand Crimson Trace, and a brimming microconversion kit and a microflashlight kit.

Baptist He was left in custody after he tried to justify the transportation of so many weapons by saying that he belonged to the Infantry. The Army issued a statement in which it rejects any act that goes against the legal system.

On freedom

However, the statement also indicates that he was released: “The competent judicial authorities decided not to deprive him of his liberty, instead restricting his departure from the country and monthly appearances.

The Colombian Army statement is signed by the Recruitment and Reserves Control Command.

Military sources assure El Tiempo that the officer was on leave, “for family reasons.”

Source: Elcomercio