Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, with his wife Claudia Aguilera
Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known in his country for fighting organized crime and drug trafficking, was shot to death on a paradise island in Colombiawhile he was honeymooning with his wife.
Pecci, 45 years old He is an expert prosecutor against organized crime and has experience in the anti -drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism funding units of the Paraguayan Public Ministry.
In his country he participated a series of high-profile cases, such as operation “A Ultranza”, which investigated massive drug trafficking and money laundering schemes in neighboring countries, or quadruple homicide in which one of the victims was the son of a provincial governor.
He recently oversaw other investigations related to organized crimesuch as the double attack on a music festival that took place this year, the loss of weapons from a government arsenal, or the extradition of a Lebanese-Brazilian citizen accused of money laundering from drug trafficking.
Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci is on an island near the Colombian city of Cartagena (Photo EFE/Nathalia Aguilar)
He further investigated the provision of false documents on Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho.
The Colombian National Police, which has not yet provided official details of the investigation, has confirmed that its director, General Jorge Luis Vargas, is traveling in the Caribbean region of Cartagena.
“The criminal investigation and intelligence authority are in place along with the lady and are taking over all corresponding steps and conduct of investigation“, said the embassy.
Vargas said they are already in contact with the Paraguayan Prosecutor’s Office and that “they have also talked to U.S. authorities so they can join the team formed by Colombia and Paraguay to bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible. weather. “
Pecci, one of the most important prosecutors in Paraguay, married on April 30 to a Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera.
At the time of the murder he was in a beach on the island of Baru, which is approximately 40 minutes by boat from Cartagena de Indias. It is a very popular tourist destination, characterized by its tranquility and its interaction with nature.
There he traveled with Aguilera. The couple had announced on their social networks a few hours before that They are expecting their first child as reported by the ABC newspaper, from Paraguay.
Journalist Claudia Aguilera’s post announcing the pregnancy, hours before the tragedy.
According to the story of the said medium, citing Colombian sources, the prosecutor was attacked by two people who approached the beach where the couple was jet skiing. They fired from the water and fled. There were three shots. Pecci was transferred to a health center, but arrived dead. Her husband was not hurt.
President Mario Abdo Benítez described what happened in Colombia as “very painful, very difficult” and promised that his government will continue “to fight organized crime”. After making these statements at the Palacio de López, President Abdo went to the Public Ministry headquarters to meet with Attorney General Sandra Quiñónez.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it instructed Paraguayan’s ambassador to Colombia, López Garelli, to contact prosecutor Pecci’s wife and the Colombian authorities to collect as much data as possible on the event and report that consul Romy Romero was moving to Cartagena to monitor the event.
With information from EFE
Source: Clarin
