Overview
- Brayan Ferney Cruz Castillo was arrested in Buenos Aires after he appeared at a courthouse in a separate car‑theft case and is now held by a federal judge for possible extradition to Colombia.
- Argentina’s Ministry of Security says Cruz Castillo handled logistics tied to the killing of senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay in Bogotá in 2025.
- Colombia’s prosecutor’s office told AFP that Cruz Castillo is wanted for an attempted terrorist attack against a peace deal signatory in June 2025, not for Uribe Turbay’s homicide.
- Cruz Castillo carried an Interpol red notice and an international arrest warrant, and Argentine migration authorities say he faced an active expulsion order related to a prior robbery case.
- Uribe Turbay was shot in June 2025 and died weeks later, and Colombian investigators have blamed the FARC dissident group Segunda Marquetalia working with an urban criminal network, with several arrests already made in that case.