{"id":89681,"date":"2026-04-22T18:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/suspect-of-murder-of-colombian-presidential-candidate-arrested-in-argentina-crime-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:30:58","slug":"suspect-of-murder-of-colombian-presidential-candidate-arrested-in-argentina-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/suspect-of-murder-of-colombian-presidential-candidate-arrested-in-argentina-crime-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect of murder of Colombian presidential candidate arrested in Argentina. crime news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Colombian man suspected of playing a role in the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe has been captured in Buenos Aires, authorities say.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published on 22 April 2026<\/span>22 April 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A suspect in the murder of Colombian presidential candidate and senator Miguel Uribe has been arrested in Buenos Aires, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office in Argentina.<\/p>\n

The suspect was identified in a statement Tuesday as Brian Fernie Cruz Castillo, a Colombian national.<\/p>\n

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Following his arrest, Cruz Castillo will remain in custody as he eventually faces extradition. The Prosecutor General’s Office accused him of being part of a criminal conspiracy to kill Uribe.<\/p>\n

“According to the investigation conducted in Colombia, the attack was carried out by an organized criminal structure that included several actors,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

“Evidence has emerged suggesting that Cruz Castillo may have been involved in the logistical aspects of the attack.”<\/p>\n

The Prosecutor General’s Office said Castillo had entered Argentina illegally and had previously been arrested in a robbery case. He credited his latest arrest to the cooperation of Colombian judicial authorities, who had issued an international alert to capture him.<\/p>\n

Uribe, a conservative senator in Colombia, He was shot in the head during a campaign event in the capital Bogota in June. <\/span>He died two months later, in August, after undergoing multiple surgeries. He was 38 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n

The shooting caused shock and widespread condemnation. Uribe’s death was particularly symbolic.<\/span><\/p>\n

His mother, prominent journalist Diana Turbay, was murdered in a cartel-linked kidnapping in 1991, and her story was immortalized in a nonfiction book, News of a Kidnapping, by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez.<\/span><\/p>\n

Colombian prosecutors have accused a local criminal network of organizing Uribe’s murder, and several members have been arrested and sentenced.<\/p>\n

A suspect, a 15-year-old teenager accused of the shooting, was charged with attempted murder and illegal weapons possession. In August he was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention.<\/p>\n

Colombian prosecutors believe the local group acted on behalf of a paramilitary group known as Second Marquetalia, led by a former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who operates under the alias Iv\u00e1n M\u00e1rquez.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Colombia ordered the arrest of seven people in Second Marquetalia in March in connection with the murder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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