Mauricio Vanoy Bohórquez, nephew of former paramilitary Ramiro “Cuco” Vanoy Murillo, was seriously wounded by a gunshot on the night of Friday, November 21, near the La Iguaná neighborhood, in Medellín. The incident occurred while the 42-year-old man from Saravena, Arauca, was traveling in a white vehicle with Carmen García Arias, who was also injured in the attack.
According to reports from the authorities, Vanoy Bohórquez received gunshot wounds to the head, while Carmen García suffered gunshot wounds to the head and jaw.
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Due to the severity of the injuries, Both were urgently transferred to the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, where they remain under medical observation with a reserved prognosis.
Initial investigations indicate that the couple was intercepted by gunmen while traveling in their vehicle, and that the attackers fled the scene immediately after carrying out the attack. Subsequently, The Metropolitan Police found the motorcycle used in the attack abandoned in the Betania neighborhood of Medellín. The authorities have begun a process to establish the motives for the attack and find those responsible.
This fact is recorded in a context of high public attention due to the scandal over the handling of goods delivered by the Mineros Block, a paramilitary group led by Ramiro Cuco Vanoy Murillo. “Cuco” Vanoy, currently sentenced to 24 years in prison in the United States for drug trafficking, was the creator of the Mineros Block in Tarazá, Antioquia, and his organization committed crimes in the north of Antioquia.
In the last few days, The administration of the assets of the Mineros Block has been the subject of criticism due to the management of 257 movable and immovable assets, more than 1,000 heads of cattle, a helicopter and a fully equipped clinic, with an approximate value of 94,000 million pesos.
According to a report by Week and statements by officials of the Victim Reparation Fund, who are in charge of these assets, the administration has been described as “indecorous” and deficient.
According to a report by Week and statements by officials of the Victim Reparation Fund, who are in charge of these assets, the management has been described as “inadecorous.”
Judge Beatriz Eugenia Arias Puerta, of the Justice and Peace Knowledge Chamber, He pointed out that many of these assets do not generate the corresponding rental fees or are sold at ridiculous prices.. In his words: “A shameful, terrible, indecorous administration of assets. It is not an insult, it is the reality of what is happening.”
This evaluation was based on reports from the Victim Reparation Fund, presented to dozens of victims from Tarazá, Caucasia and other towns in Bajo Cauca, Antioquia, where Cuco Vanoy caused significant damage.
The Hospital con alma Pablo Tobón Uribe confirmed that the wounded were admitted in a delicate condition, due to the critical location of the bullet impacts. Both Mauricio Vanoy Bohórquez and Carmen García Arias remain under medical observation.
The Medellín Metropolitan Police continues to collect evidence and analyze security cameras to identify those responsible for the attack and clarify the motives for the incident. So far, authorities are keeping the investigation open and no conclusions have been confirmed about the motives behind the attack.
This incident highlights the attention on people linked to families of former paramilitaries and the administration of assets delivered by illegal armed groups to the Colombian justice system, whose management has been questioned by magistrates and officials.
