Peruvian Criminal Gang Leader Los Pulpos Captured in Bolivia Transferred to Lima
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Lima, 2 Sep (EFE).- The leader of the Peruvian criminal gang Los Pulpos, Jhonsson Cruz Torres, nicknamed ‘Jhonsson Pulpo’, was transferred this Wednesday to Lima, after being captured on Tuesday in La Paz, from where he allegedly led the organization’s operations, with tentacles also in other countries such as Chile. Cruz Torres, one of Peru’s most wanted criminals, who weighed an international arrest warrant and a reward of 500,000 soles (about…
After spending the night in custody at a Dirandro residence in Juliaca, Jhonsson Pulpo was taken to Inca Manco Cápac airport to board an aircraft heading for the capital
Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias ‘Jhonsson Pulpo’, arrived in the capital on board a FAP Hercules plane, a day after he was captured in La Paz. The alleged leader of Los Pulpos was wanted internationally for kidnapping, extortion and hit man and had a reward of S/500 thousand.
After his arrival in Lima, Cruz will be transferred to the Dirandro headquarters to face the trials that follow him for crimes such as qualified homicide, hit man, criminal organization, kidnapping, among others.
The subject was handed over to the Peruvian police after being captured in La Paz, Bolivia.
The alleged leader of the criminal organization Los Pulpos, Jhonsson Smith Cruz Torres, is already being transferred to Lima from Juliaca for legal proceedings and his release to justice. Interior Minister César Astudillo heads the displacement of the criminal captured last Tuesday in La Paz, Bolivia. The approach to a Hercules plane of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) occurred around 3:30 p.m. [Read also: Los Pulpos leader captured in Bolivia, anno…
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