The Magdalena Medio Police have arrested Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodríguez, alias la Muñeca , in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja - in the department of Santander - a woman of only 23 years old who is linked to the commission of several murders . The young woman, described as a "feared hitwoman" by specialist journalist Jacobo Solano Cerchiaro , is suspected of leading a criminal network specializing in settling scores.

Among his victims is his ex-partner , with whom he had met on a remote path to set a trap. Deyvy Jesús García Palomino, alias Orejas , was riddled with bullets last Sunday, July 23, in a rural area of ​​Piedecuesta. Police investigations revealed that the victim had met with 'La Muñeca', supposedly to resolve a money dispute. This is demonstrated by the conversations on his mobile phone.

It was an ambush . When he arrived, Deyvy Jesús was intercepted by two men who approached him on a motorcycle and shot him without mercy , wounding him in the chest. The victim was quickly transferred to the Local Hospital of Piedecuesta, where he was admitted in critical condition and died shortly after. On September 30, the police confirmed the arrest of 'La Muñeca' along with another woman, for their connection to the events.

Her accomplice, known as Gorda Sicaria , allegedly acted as a link between Karen Julieth and the hitmen, who offered 4 million Colombian pesos (around 900 euros) to anyone who would provide the victim so they could hunt her down. In addition, this woman - Paula Valentina Joya Rueda, 24 years old - allegedly approached the sidewalk after the ambush to check that the target had been killed.

The women were captured in the framework of separate operations carried out in the neighborhoods of La Argentina and Pasaje Las Clarisas in Piedecuesta. Both were charged with aggravated homicide , and a judge ordered provisional imprisonment until their legal situation was defined. As is clear, they ended up on the street. Although 'La Muñeca' has fallen again. This time thanks to the special device deployed in the city to deal with the latest wave of violence and extortion .

According to Colombian authorities, the woman works for the criminal gang known as Los de la M , which is currently competing with other rival organizations in the area for control of illegal income and drug trafficking . La Muñeca is believed to have played a key role in coordinating targeted killings ordered by the criminal network, led by John Jairo Fernández Portala Marihuano from prison, in exchange for money.

Along with Karen Julieth, the Magdalena Medio Police have arrested a man nicknamed Leopoldo , from whom they have seized a nine millimeter caliber pistol and a motorcycle. The man is believed to be one of the Muñeca 's trusted men . With the arrest of both, the Colombian authorities hope that there will be greater "tranquility" in the region. Bucaramanga has become one of the cities with the most homicides in the country: one every three days .