Authorities warn against false mayor's officials who would be charging extortions

The Metropolitan Police of Montería, in a joint operation with the GAULA, captured a man who pretended to be a mayor’s official to extort extortion from local traders. The subject was surprised in the Buenavista neighborhood while demanding the sum of two million pesos from a merchant, threatening to close his business if he did not make the payment. According to the authorities, the individual presented himself as an employee of the municipal g…