:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/LSBTJ6ET3BG4ZJSY3V2EHH5PMI.jpeg "The breeders of Sucre denounce the modality of theft: they are extorted by kidnapping workers")
A new modality of extortion appears against the union of breeders in the department of Sugar by criminals, who intimidate and, as a result, take large sums of money from farmers in the department through Bank transfers.
Two police officers were captured in Santa Marta for demanding several million from three people in exchange for not capturing them
Those involved in the events left a motorbike as collateral while they got the money, but they went to another police unit to report the uniformed officers.
The owners of cattle farms of Sincelejo, Corozal, Morroa, Guaranda and other municipalities of Sugarclaim to be victims of threats criminals who demand sums of money up to 65 million pesos.
This type of theft, also managed from prisons, was discovered late last year by the authorities and consists of criminals who intimidating calls managers and workers to provide them with data on their bosses.
Farmers denounce the serious situation of insecurity in the sector in all regions of Colombia
In 2022, the theft of 1,350 head of cattle was recorded in 265 cases of theft and so far in 2023, 322 cattle have already been stolen in 88 cases.
From there, and after obtaining certain information, they communicate directly with the breeders or the owners telling them that they have kidnapped To him the employees; this in order to make them pay large sums of money in exchange for their release.
The police commander of Sugarcoronal Nestor Pineda, explained what this type of theft consists of. Well, according to him, they tell workers they are being watched and analyzed, and they don’t let them hang up. At the same time they call the owner of the farm, tell him that they have retained the administrators and when the rancher You try to communicate with your employee, he does not answer because he is busy with another phone call.
“This is where the owner starts to speculate and the criminals take advantage of this to demand that they make wire transfers,” added the commander.
For its part, the National Police He claims that uniformed officers are carrying out operations in the form of education and prevention in order to encourage victims to report and find those responsible for this crime.
A few days ago, the representatives of the committees breeders of Colombia informed Brigadier General Tito Yesid Castellanosnational head of service National Policethe serious situation of insecurity that afflicts the sector with the great effects that crime has on economic activity.
In Sucre, Gustavo Petro delivered land that was in the possession of the SAE: “The suspension of Daniel Rojas is the first bell”
The properties delivered to 52 peasant families are El Recreo and El Principio, which total 261 hectares. A citrus and cashew plantation project will be practiced on these lands
This, knowing that in 2022 the theft of 1,350 head of cattle in 265 cases of theft and so far in 2023, 322 cattle have already been stolen in 88 cases.
At the meeting, which was attended by members of the FColombian Federation of Cattle Breeders (Fedegán) explained to the Brigadier General the critical situation of insecurity.
The bone breeders presented several complaints, which were collected by Contexto Rancher. Manuel Fajardoof the Boyacá Cattle Breeders Committee, drew attention to the increase in thefts of equipment used in the cattle specialized milk (canteens, pumps, milking equipment and others), a phenomenon that has increased in this department.
The Executive Director of the Society of Farmers and Cattle Breeders of Nariño (Sagán), Jose Luis Bernal, refers to the smuggling of cattle living on the border with Ecuador, the operation of clandestine cattle slaughterhouses that affect formal factories in the region. He also denounced the invasion of farms in the Tumbal area of this department.
Bernard He assured that the breeders of Nariño are currently investing in a communication network to be attentive to the alarms and thus prevent different criminal events.
Likewise, the president of the Fonseca Stockbreeders’ Committee, in La Guajira, fadric cornersHe said they are overwhelmed by the carnage and believe they are delinquents arriving from Venezuela.
For his part, the executive president of Fedegán, Jose Felix Lafauriepointed out that the breeders must have the support of National Police. Relations with this public force must be permanent to put an end to these crimes.