Colombia sacks police chief who used exorcism vs crime

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 14, 2023 12:00 am

BOGOTÁ: Colombia's government on Wednesday fired its police chief, Henry Sanabria, weeks after the devout Catholic revealed he used exorcism and prayer to help him tackle crime and pursue drug lords.

Sanabria sparked a scandal in mid-March when he told an interviewer that he and other police officials were performing exorcisms to snag drug traffickers.

CAST OUT Gen. Henry Sanabria formally assumes his role as Colombia’s police director during a ceremony at the General Santander Police School in the capital Bogotá on Aug. 19, 2022. AFP FILE PHOTO

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