On August 31, 2026, a control judge in Bogota ordered Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina to be held in a prison facility as a precautionary measure. ^[1] Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina, alias 'Bambam', was arrested at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia, on August 31, 2026, while attempting to leave the country for Lima, Peru. ^[2] The arrest is directly related to the assassination of agro-industrial businessman Gustavo Andrés Aponte Fonnegra and his bodyguard, Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez Garzón, which occurred on February 11, 2026. ^[3] The Police and the Prosecutor's Office identify Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina as a suspected second-in-command and the main coordinator of the criminal organization responsible for the assassination. ^[4] Leonel Enrique Llanos Paternina is the first detainee in the investigation into the February 11, 2026, double homicide of businessman Gustavo Aponte and his bodyguard, Luis Gabriel Gutiérrez. ^[5] Prosecutors allege that Llanos Paternina fulfilled a prior role in the preparation of the attack, including surveillance, monitoring, and logistical coordination before the homicide was executed. ^[6] The Colombian Fiscalía charged Llanos Paternina with aggravated homicide and the manufacturing, trafficking, carrying, or possession of firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition. ^[7] One of the hypotheses managed by authorities suggests that the real target of the assassination was Olimpo Antonio Oliver Peñaranda, who was allegedly mistaken for the victim due to a physical resemblance. ^[8]