Police Officer Identified Who Was Caught Extorting a Merchant: He Was Caught in Arjona
The Attorney General's Office confirmed the prosecution of a National Police patrolman, attached to the Arjona Station, who would allegedly be involved in the crime of extortion. His name is Heider Chiquillo Pedroza.
TL;DR
- Patrolman Heider Chiquillo Pedroza is being prosecuted for alleged extortion.
- He is accused of demanding money from an informal vendor in Baranoa, threatening her business and falsely accusing her of drug trafficking.
- The vendor had already paid him $1,600,000 and he was demanding an additional $400,000.
- He was arrested in flagrante delicto by the Gaula of the National Police.
- The Fiscalía imputed him with aggravated extortion, a charge he did not accept.
- The Gaula urges victims of extortion not to pay and to report such incidents.
- Over 28 people were arrested for extortion last year, and the police encourage reporting via the 165 hotline.