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Alias Pirry, Suspected Ringleader of El Mesa, Captured in Spain

Spanish authorities captured alias Pirry, a top fugitive linked to a deadly massacre in Antioquia, Colombia.

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Andrés Julián Rendón, governor of the department of Antioquia, announced on September 1, 2026, that alias Pirry was captured in Spain with the support of the Spanish Police. [1] Authorities accuse alias Pirry of being the determining factor in a massacre that occurred in June 2024 in Rionegro, where seven people were killed. [2] Governor Andrés Julián Rendón of Antioquia announced the capture of alias Pirry, the leader of the 'El Mesa' criminal group, in the town of España. [3] Colombian authorities, in coordination with Spanish police, captured alias Pirry, a top leader of the criminal group El Mesa, in Spain. [4] Besides the massacre, Pirry is accused of crimes including the manufacturing, trafficking, and carrying of firearms, conspiracy to commit crimes, and international trafficking of drugs. [5] The multiple homicide occurred on the night of June 25, 2024, at a farm in the vereda Cabeceras in Rionegro, initially resulting in six bodies found with gunshot wounds and one injured person who later died. [6] Alias Pirry was also wanted for the crimes of manufacturing, trafficking, and carrying firearms, conspiracy to commit crimes, and international trafficking of drugs. [7] Alias Pirry, a native of Bello, was captured in España after a red circular was issued in his name. [8] The Antioquia governor, Andrés Julián Rendón, stated that Pirry was responsible for the group's growth in the region. [9]
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  1. Andrés Julián Rendón, governor of the department of Antioquia, announced on September 1, 2026, that alias Pirry was captured in Spain with the support of the Spanish Police. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  2. Authorities accuse alias Pirry of being the determining factor in a massacre that occurred in June 2024 in Rionegro, where seven people were killed. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  3. Governor Andrés Julián Rendón of Antioquia announced the capture of alias Pirry, the leader of the 'El Mesa' criminal group, in the town of España. · El Tiempo
  4. Colombian authorities, in coordination with Spanish police, captured alias Pirry, a top leader of the criminal group El Mesa, in Spain. · El Colombiano
  5. Besides the massacre, Pirry is accused of crimes including the manufacturing, trafficking, and carrying of firearms, conspiracy to commit crimes, and international trafficking of drugs. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  6. The multiple homicide occurred on the night of June 25, 2024, at a farm in the vereda Cabeceras in Rionegro, initially resulting in six bodies found with gunshot wounds and one injured person who later died. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  7. Alias Pirry was also wanted for the crimes of manufacturing, trafficking, and carrying firearms, conspiracy to commit crimes, and international trafficking of drugs. · El Tiempo
  8. Alias Pirry, a native of Bello, was captured in España after a red circular was issued in his name. · El Tiempo
  9. The Antioquia governor, Andrés Julián Rendón, stated that Pirry was responsible for the group's growth in the region. · El Colombiano
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