
Manuel Castañeda Bernal
Manuel Castañeda Bernal, also known as the 'narcochofer de la UNP', is a former police officer who was arrested in December 2022 for transporting large quantities of cocaine using vehicles assigned to the Unidad Nacional de Protección (UNP). His testimony has been pivotal in implicating other individuals involved in narcotrafficking operations, particularly linking them to the logistics and financial operations of drug shipments.
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Manuel Castañeda is a former police officer who became a key witness against Luis Carlos Vélez.
Así reaccionó el comisionado de paz, Otty Patiño, a captura de gestor de paz del gobierno Petro por cargamentos de cocaína en camionetas de la UNPEl Tiempo·
Colombia· 2026-07-28





