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Police arrested Aldair Torres Romero, 21, in Concepción del Norte, Santa Bárbara, on suspicion of coordinating drug distribution points and ordering homicides as an MS-13 member.

Endy Yadira Jiménez Calderón, a supervisor at an apparel factory in Naco, Quimistán, Santa Bárbara, died at work on Monday after suffering a health collapse; authorities are investigating the circumstances, and coworkers have called for a full investigation into her death.

An Argentine pastor accused of sexually assaulting two minors during a prayer session in Santa Bárbara faces judicial proceedings; a church pastor who attended the two-hour gathering said she kept her eyes closed and could not confirm what occurred.

Marcos Tulio Mejía Urrutia, 28, was arrested in Atima on a judicial warrant issued September 3 for the murder of Yester Melgar Vega.

Security screening detected four packets of cocaine on two women attempting to enter the Ilama penitentiary in Santa Bárbara during a visiting day; both were arrested and referred to police investigation for aggravated drug trafficking.

A man and his young daughter were shot dead in their home in Nueva Granada, a border community in Santa Bárbara department, while the mother was wounded and hospitalized; authorities were investigating possible personal disputes as a motive.