Colombia arrests suspect linked to failed hit on gold businessman

Judicial investigators captured alias Bam Bam at El Dorado airport, linking him to the failed assassination of Gustavo Aponte.

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Judicial investigators captured Jhersson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias Bam Bam, at El Dorado airport on the night of September 1, 2026, when he attempted to flee to Lima, Peru with a fake passport. ^[1] Jhersson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias 'Bam Bam', is alleged to be the mastermind of the murder of rice businessman Gustavo Aponte, which occurred outside a gym in Bogotá in February 2026. ^[2] Alias Bam Bam created the WhatsApp group named 'Los Gladiadores', which was used to coordinate surveillance of the target, a businessman in the gold sector. ^[3] The capture of alias Bam Bam is expected to help clarify at least three additional homicides related to the failed assassination of gold businessman Gustavo Aponte, who was executed on February 11, 2026. ^[4] Colombia's Fiscalía (prosecutor's office) will impute charges against alias Bam Bam in the coming days, will evaluate the situation of the woman who accompanied him in the escape attempt, and is preparing new arrest warrants against support networks and relatives linked to the criminal structure. ^[5] An investigator told the Unit Investigativa of EL TIEMPO that it has been proven that alias Bam Bam connected via a WiFi network to give instructions to sicarios and send photos of surveillance without leaving a trace on the mobile network operator. ^[6]

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Jhersson Leonardo Contreras Ramírez, alias 'Bam Bam', is alleged to be the mastermind of the murder of rice businessman Gustavo Aponte, which occurred outside a gym in Bogotá in February 2026. · El País

Alias Bam Bam created the WhatsApp group named 'Los Gladiadores', which was used to coordinate surveillance of the target, a businessman in the gold sector. · El Tiempo

The capture of alias Bam Bam is expected to help clarify at least three additional homicides related to the failed assassination of gold businessman Gustavo Aponte, who was executed on February 11, 2026. · El Tiempo

Colombia's Fiscalía (prosecutor's office) will impute charges against alias Bam Bam in the coming days, will evaluate the situation of the woman who accompanied him in the escape attempt, and is preparing new arrest warrants against support networks and relatives linked to the criminal structure. · El País

An investigator told the Unit Investigativa of EL TIEMPO that it has been proven that alias Bam Bam connected via a WiFi network to give instructions to sicarios and send photos of surveillance without leaving a trace on the mobile network operator. · El Tiempo

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