Operation Valle Police Gaula in the municipality of Tuluá marked a significant advance in the fight against extortion and organized crime in the area by capturing key members of the La Inmaculada Common Organized Criminal Group (Gdco).
According to the National Police, this action aims to stop the wave of intimidation and attacks that has directly affected local traders, especially fruver owners and meat trading companies, who have been subjected to illegal economic demands and violent threats.
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During the process, the police confiscated a firearm, a fragmentation grenade, two 40 millimeter caliber grenades and five 9 millimeter caliber cartridges, as well as a kilogram of marijuana and 300 grams of Tusi. These elements, considered to pose a high risk to the security of citizens, demonstrate the violent nature of the criminal structure, as outlined by the National Police. Authorities attribute the arrests to the distribution of intimidating leaflets in the central gallery of Tuluá and in the meat trade sector, which caused fear among traders and residents.
The operation, carried out jointly by Gaula, the police intelligence department (Sipol) and the special operations group (Goes), included two searches and seizures of properties that authorities said were used by members of the Inmaculada to coordinate illegal activities. During these actions, the alias Guaya, who was identified as the organization’s hitman, and the alias Chicano were captured. Also arrested was the pseudonym Pulga Arrecha, who is said to be linked to the group’s criminal activities.
The police investigation assumes that attacks on commercial establishments, particularly through the use of incendiary devices, were part of the pressure mechanisms with which the organization wanted to force payment of extortion. The National Police emphasized that these events not only affected the local economy, but also increased the feeling of insecurity among the residents of Tuluá.
The institution reiterated its determination to continue investigative and operational actions aimed at weakening criminal structures and improving security conditions in the community. Finally, the state police called on citizens to report any crime to the designated offices.
The extradition process of Andrés Felipe Marín Silva, known as Pipe Tuluá and known leader of the criminal organization La Inmaculada, is entering a new chapter after Marín Silva himself filed a protective action to prevent his handover to the United States.
North American authorities are demanding that he answer for three crimes related to drug trafficking, while the national government under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, officially authorized his extradition.
In November 2025, the Criminal Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court issued a ruling favoring the extradition of Marín Silva. According to the defendant himself, this approval would have violated his fundamental rights to due process and defense, which is why he sought guardianship with the aim of overturning the court’s decision.
However, Judge Gerson Chaverra, who was a member of the chamber and was responsible for the presentation that led to the positive opinion, requested that the plaintiff’s claims be dismissed. Chaverra argued that the protective action was without merit since, in his opinion, there was no violation of rights, and supported the decision made in November that gave the green light for the extradition of Marín Silva to the US authorities.
“The extradition plan adopted by this company, as can be seen from the considerations underlying it, complies with the current regulations and the current jurisprudential criteria, which excludes a violation of the fundamental rights of Andrés Felipe Marín Silva. In accordance with what has been presented, the constitutional protection requested by the plaintiff is not designed to flourish,” the document says.
The document signed by President Gustavo Petro explicitly states: “Grant the extradition of the Colombian citizen Andrés Felipe Marín Silva, identified by the citizen card number (…), so that he can appear in court before the authorities of the United States of America.” This resolution complements the approach of the Supreme Court, which, according to Judge Chaverra, “adapts to the current regulations and current jurisprudential criteria, which excludes a violation of the fundamental rights of Andrés Felipe Marín Silva”.
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