# ‘Vile’ Colombian criminal who preyed on vulnerable victims at banks to steal large amounts of cash is deported

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vile-colombian-criminal-who-preyed-on-vulnerable-victims-at-banks-to-steal-large-amounts-of-cash-is-deported/
- Published: 2026-11-04T00:01:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:18:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262859/Vile-Colombian-criminal-preyed-vulnerable-victims-deported.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Armet Cortes was deported while serving a 44-month sentence.
- The gang stole more than £63,000 from 14 victims.
- Victims were targeted after withdrawing cash.

## Summary

Armet Cortes, a Colombian man convicted of targeting vulnerable people after they withdrew cash, has been deported from the UK part-way through a 44-month prison sentence. The case highlights a series of coordinated thefts in which victims were distracted after leaving banks or cashpoints.

Cortes and accomplice Willmer Guzman admitted conspiracy to steal more than £63,000 from 14 people between August and April, across north-east England, Merseyside and London. Victims included elderly people, lone women and disabled people; in one case, a woman who had withdrawn £10,000 was followed home and robbed after a gang member pretended to fall.

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