US EditionColombia arrests alleged mastermind of deadly bombing
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Vitonó alias "Mi Pez" "had under his criminal direction more than 600 members and ran one of the most dangerous and bloodthirsty structures in the south of the country."
President Gustavo Petro has reported earlier this Wednesday afternoon the capture of José Alex Vitoncó, known by the alias David or Mi Pez, and who he identified as the main responsible for last Saturday’s terrorist attack on the Pan American road, which left 21 dead and more than 36 wounded, in what is characterized as the most serious attack against civilians of the last decades. Justice points him to being leader of the Dagoberto Ramos struct…
Petro Orders Ecuador Probe After Colombia Highway Bombing Kills 21 and Injures 56
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered investigators to determine whether explosives used in a deadly bombing on the Pan-American Highway entered Colombia from Ecuador, adding a cross-border dimension to one of the country's worst civilian attacks in decades.
The Colombian National Police announced on Tuesday the capture of José Vitonco, known as the alias of “Mi Pez”, whom the authorities point out as the main responsible for the bombing that took place last weekend in the department of Cauca, in the southwest of the country. The attack, considered the deadliest against the civilian population in the last three decades, left a balance of 21 people dead and 56 injured. According to the official repor…
The chief of guerrillas José Vitonco, alias Mi Pez, who was responsible for the attack that killed 21 civilians on Saturday in Cauca, was captured on Tuesday 28 April 2026 by the Colombian police. He is affiliated with the most powerful Farc dissidence in the country.
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