Overview
- José Mariano Cabrera Tejeda, 27, was detained in Independencia by the National Police’s criminal investigations division.
- Authorities say he posed as an InDrive driver and used a sleep-inducing spray on passengers before stealing their belongings.
- Commander Edson Núñez Herrera said officers identified the suspect’s vehicle and home through intelligence work and entered under the state of emergency citing flagrante delicto.
- A search of the residence recovered an iPhone allegedly belonging to a victim, along with a laptop and three smartwatches tied to other complaints.
- The case has been referred to the Public Ministry for alleged aggravated robbery, and police note a prior 2023 detention for aggravated usurpation.