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Paraguayan Anti-Mafia Prosecutor Killed in Colombia
Reuters ^ | May 10, 2022

Posted on 05/10/2022 5:03:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known for his work in fighting organized crime, was killed on the Colombian tourism island of Baru on Tuesday, authorities from both countries said.

Pecci and his wife, Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera, were on their honeymoon at a resort near the Caribbean city of Cartagena. They had announced Aguilera's pregnancy on Instagram earlier on Tuesday.

Aguilera told Paraguayan media the couple were approached by two men on a private beach connected to their hotel before her husband was shot. He had not received threats, she added.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: colombia; mafia; marcelopecci; paraguay; reuters

1 posted on 05/10/2022 5:03:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It sounds like the baby is safe.


2 posted on 05/10/2022 6:28:51 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: nickcarraway

The question is, was he fighting organized crime, or his own government.

Sad to say that is a problem hardly confined to Paraguay.


3 posted on 05/10/2022 6:44:00 PM PDT by nicollo
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To: nickcarraway
Why is the USA assisting in the investigation of this prosecutor? Was ha a Marxist lefty who supports the international comedy of the Dem Party? See twitter post"AHORA] Colombia anuncia que Estados Unidos apoyará en la investigación del crimen en el que asesinaron a Marcelo Pecci."

[AHORA] Colombia anuncia que Estados Unidos apoyará en la investigación del crimen en el que asesinaron a Marcelo Pecci. pic.twitter.com/zDDZT6QVKT— Santiago González (@Santula) May 10, 2022


4 posted on 05/11/2022 3:12:28 AM PDT by Candor7 (ObamaFascism:https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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