It has already been proven, with videos from security cameras, that at least For several hours, control of the entrance to the maximum and medium security prison of La Paz, in Itagüí (Antioquia), was in the hands of a group of civilians dressed in black, before and during the illegal Vallenato party that took place last Wednesday, April 8.
The former prosecutor and now councilor Claudia Carrasquilla revealed on her networks images of the entry of dozens of people without registration and how the men in black let them pass by the prison door to high-end trucks that arrived at the party with singer Nelson Velásquez.
The latter would have received 100 million pesos for the spectacle that ended up stopping the dialogue table of the bosses of criminal structures with the government of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro.
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High-end trucks
This is the official truck that entered in the middle of the parade. Photo:THE TIME
While a group of leaders of these structures -the same ones who shared the stage with President Petro, in June 2025- They are asking that the table be reactivated and denying their participation in the party, the investigations into What happens in the prison has already begun.
EL TIEMPO revealed this weekend a report denouncing night meetings in the prison to coordinate drug trafficking operations, extortion and even murders.
The Prosecutor’s Office already knows names of those who enter and of the inmates who would be leaving to control communes in the middle of the electoral season..
And while that is the main focus of The investigation also traces the owners of several high-end trucks that entered the prison on the day of the Vallenata party.
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The first clues
Claudia Carrasquilla, councilor of Medellín who revealed the Itagüí prison scandal Photo:Jaiver Nieto Álvarez. THE TIME.
THE TIME He already revealed that the same bosses claim that the celebration was for the birthday of Paulo Andrés Torres, alias Pocho, leader of the criminal gang ‘La Agonía’. And for the imminent freedom ticket for alias Lindolfo.
Also, he’s leaving to investigate the vallenato singer for illicit enrichment.
The new tracks They are now the high- and mid-range trucks that are seen entering the prison, while the men in black let them pass.
EL TIEMPO established for the first time that one of these is for official use and that it is linked to Inpec.
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The fine for the dragonling
Nelson Velásquez in the Itagüí prison Photo:Social networks
In fact, in The images show a Ford Ecosport truck with plates EPW410 that appears registered as an official vehicle.
In fact, It has already been verified that it is conducted by Inpec personnel who even record recent summonses.
“Beyond the link with the entity, what is evident is that Inpec personnel were present throughout the logistics of the illegal party and were aware that civilians took control of the prison.“explained one of the researchers.
Indeed, a dragoneer from Inpec, Linked to the institution since 2013, he was fined driving that truck in October 2024, after evading a red light on the streets of Itagüí.
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The Toyota and the Mercedes
Men in black are also wanted. Photo:THE TIME
In the videos you can also see a truck entering Toyota Land Cruiser 300, white, license plate LLY822, imported in 2022.
Again, In the videos you can see the men in black when they verify who the passengers were and let them enter. In fact, it is not ruled out that some of those young people traveled in that van.
“A twin license plate is being ruled out. That is why the car dealer who appears as the owner of the truck and who has a high-end vehicle store in Medellín is being located: Jacobo Saldarriaga Suarez“explained the same source.
It is also He is locating the owner of the Mercedes truck, license plate KPQ745.
To reactivate the table with the Government some inmates are handing over information about the prison’s uncomfortable ‘guests’. Others sent a statement rejecting the event, and asking for respect for their families, who were on Wednesday’s visit – enabled by the Government – in the middle of the party.
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