Alleged hitwoman, known as ‘The Doll,’ arrested in Colombia

globalnews.ca:

Police in Colombia have arrested a glamourous alleged assassin, known by her nickname “La Muneca,” or “The Doll,” in connection with a string of gang killings, including the recent murder of her ex-boyfriend.

Karen Julieth Ojeda Rodriguez, 23, was taken into custody this week alongside a male suspect and 24-year-old Paula Valentina Joya Rueda – who reportedly goes by the alias “Gorda Sicaria,” or “Fat Hitwoman” – according to social media video shared by the Magdalena Medio region’s police force.

En flagrancia fue capturada una mujer alias “La Muñeca” y “Leopoldo” con un arma de fuego en <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Barrancabermeja?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#Barrancabermeja

. <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeguridadEnElTerritorio?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#SeguridadEnElTerritorio pic.twitter.com/sUrtS45Wkh
— Departamento de Policía Magdalena Medio (@PoliciaDEMAM) <a href=«https://twitter.com/PoliciaDEMAM/status/1863151217800536509?ref_src=» https:>December 1, 2024

Police describe Rodriguez as a “dangerous hitwoman.” Local news outlet Diario del Norte says Rodriguez has been second-in-command of a feared gang called “Los de la M,” which battles with other gangs for the control of drug trafficking in the country’s northern region of Santander.

Spanish-language outlet Libertad Digital reports that Rodriguez had been rising in the gang’s ranks, allegedly leading a small group of hitmen to carry out assassinations prior to her arrest.

This activity, the outlet claims, allegedly includes the assassination of her ex-lover, Deyvy Jesus — a man known as “Orejas,” or “Ears” — who was killed in a July 23 ambush after she asked him to meet up to resolve a dispute over money. He was reportedly gunned down by two men on a