Paraguayan prosecutor's murder in Colombia likely transnational hit -police

FILE PHOTO: Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci talks to the media, Asuncion, Paraguay - March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor known for fighting organized crime was likely the victim of "transnational" criminals working across borders, the head of Colombia's police said Wednesday, as both countries pledged to probe the high-profile hit.

Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, was shot dead on the island of Baru near the Caribbean city of Cartagena on Tuesday while on his honeymoon with his wife.