# Suspect in murder of Colombian rice businessman Gustavo Aponte arrested at Bogotá airport

Colombian police arrested Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias 'Bambam', at Bogotá's El Dorado airport as he tried to flee to Peru over the murder of businessman Gustavo Aponte.

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Bogotá's Metropolitan Police arrested Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, also known as 'Bambam' or 'Tatán', on September 2, 2025, at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, as he attempted to board a flight to Lima, Peru. [^1]

Gustavo Aponte, a rice businessman, was killed in February 2025 along with his bodyguard Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez as he left a gym on Calle 85 in Bogotá, Colombia. [^2]

The Colombian Attorney General's Office announced that Contreras Ramírez will be charged in the coming hours with aggravated homicide and aggravated illegal possession of weapons. [^3]

The Colombian Attorney General's Office stated that Contreras Ramírez participated in surveillance and tracking prior to the crime and allegedly created an instant messaging group used to coordinate the armed attack. [^4]

Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez was responsible for coordinating the logistics of the assassination, including surveillance and creating WhatsApp groups to organize the attack. [^5]

Security cameras captured the moment a gunman in a suit shot the victims indiscriminately as they were heading to the parking lot. [^6]

The Fiscalía General de la Nación captured Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias Bambam or Tatán, who was on the verge of leaving the country. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Bogotá's Metropolitan Police arrested Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, also known as 'Bambam' or 'Tatán', on September 2, 2025, at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, as he attempted to board a flight to Lima, Peru. (El País, News)
2. Gustavo Aponte, a rice businessman, was killed in February 2025 along with his bodyguard Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez as he left a gym on Calle 85 in Bogotá, Colombia. (El País, News)
3. The Colombian Attorney General's Office announced that Contreras Ramírez will be charged in the coming hours with aggravated homicide and aggravated illegal possession of weapons. (El País, News)
4. The Colombian Attorney General's Office stated that Contreras Ramírez participated in surveillance and tracking prior to the crime and allegedly created an instant messaging group used to coordinate the armed attack. (El País, News)
5. Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez was responsible for coordinating the logistics of the assassination, including surveillance and creating WhatsApp groups to organize the attack. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. Security cameras captured the moment a gunman in a suit shot the victims indiscriminately as they were heading to the parking lot. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. The Fiscalía General de la Nación captured Jherson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias Bambam or Tatán, who was on the verge of leaving the country. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)

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