Under the title ‘Information of interest to our community’, the directives of the exclusive El Nogal club circulated on Wednesday, June 3, a statement in which they provided their members with explanations for a judicial proceeding that took place at their facilities in Bogotá.
Without giving specific names, the message states: “El Nogal Club informs that, within the framework of an investigation carried out by the Attorney General’s Office, in response to a request from the competent authorities, on Monday, June 1, carried out a proceeding in a locker that was assigned to a person who was part of the Club”.
Expelled?
Club sources told EL TIEMPO that it was the locker of Zulma Guzmán Castro, accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of being the co-author of the thallium poisoning of two girls in April 2025, after sending them thallium-contaminated chocolate-covered raspberries.
“They had already informed us that her membership was suspended. But according to the statement, she has already been expelled,” said one of the members.
Indeed, the statement indicates: “The Club clarifies that the person involved in this case is no longer part of the El Nogal Club community.”
And it adds: “El Nogal has provided and will continue to provide all the collaboration required by the authorities, in strict respect of their constitutional and legal functions, as well as the actions carried out within said investigation.”
What was found?
The proceeding was carried out by Sijín agents on the sixth floor of the Club, in the ladies’ changing room.
Specifically, they reached locker number 314, which had the name Zulma Guzmán.
In photographs of the proceeding, it is evident that a skin-colored bag was found, inside which there were two transparent jars with blue lids and the label sulfur.
In addition, logos of a delivery company with stickers were found, which, according to some media, was the same one used to send the thallium-laced raspberries to the minors who died after ingesting them. However, according to documents held by EL TIEMPO, the delivery person who carried the package was from another company.
Gloves and girdles
Sijín investigators also found used latex gloves in the locker, which have already been sent to the Forensic Medicine laboratory to determine if there is any trace of a chemical substance, including thallium.
It is worth remembering that EL TIEMPO exclusively revealed that Zulma Guzmán’s ten-fingerprint card indicates that she has atrophy in her fingerprints.
Aesthetic girdles, clay for poultices and masks, as well as sheer stockings were also found.
EL TIEMPO established exclusively that it is being verified whether Guzmán had undergone cosmetic surgery and if that is why, in addition to chocolate-covered raspberries, she ordered a medication to prevent bleeding for home delivery.
The results of the tests carried out on the found items are expected to be released in the coming days.
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