Overview

• The Guardia Civil has arrested a Colombian woman in Valencia, bringing the total number of suspects detained in the El Saler triple homicide to three.
• The February 2024 killings, which claimed the lives of alleged drug trafficker Roberto Carlos Vega Daza and his two bodyguards, are linked to cartel retaliation for a prior shooting in Colombia.
• Earlier this week, authorities arrested Álvaro Luis Ospino Illera, accused of masterminding the attack, in Madrid, and a suspected shooter in Pamplona.
• Investigators have uncovered key forensic evidence, including 9 mm shell casings, and continue to pursue additional accomplices in the case.
• This marks the first massacre in Valencia attributed to a Colombian cartel, raising concerns about the growing reach of international organized crime in Spain.