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A police officer was sentenced along with five other members of criminal drug gang “Los Rastrojos” Monday for aggravated conspiracy, drug manufacturing, illegal possession of weapons and aggravated manslaughter, reported El Espectador.
The police officer, John Jairo Rosas Carrascal, was convicted for alerting members of the criminal gang in Colombia’s northeast department of Santander of any activity on the part of the authorities against the Los Rastrojos gang. The officer, alias “El Cantante,” was sentenced to 28 years due to the severity of his crimes and abuse of public position.
The other five members of the gang have all been sentenced to six years for their crimes and will serve out their sentences in the Modelo Prison in Cucuta.
