The Police ColonelVictor Revoredothe hunt for the criminal gang began ‘The Octopuses’ in Chilewhere the gang has carried out a series of extortions,
Revoredo – 56 years old – highlighted that the actions carried out during his time in Trujillo are part of a comprehensive plan implemented by the Government, which seeks to strengthen ties with neighboring countries to achieve the capture of fugitive criminals.
HOW DO ‘THE OCTOPUS’ OPERATE IN CHILE?
‘The Octopuses‘, the criminal organization born in Trujillo, has extended its illicit activities to Chile, especially in the northern and central regions of the country.
The band founded by the Cruz Arce brothers: Miller, Nilton, Eddy and Jhon have a significant presence in the neighboring country, according to media such as La Tercera. .
In Chile, they target Peruvian citizens residing in Chile, demanding payments in exchange for “protection.”
Victims who refuse to pay may suffer personal attacks or damage to their business premises.
In addition to extortion, according to Emol, the gang is involved in drug trafficking and carrying out contract killings. Even
The same media warns that these criminals have tried to infiltrate institutions to facilitate their criminal activities.
Its operations are concentrated in the northern and central areas of Chile, including communes such as Recoleta, Independencia and Estación Central in the Metropolitan Region.
Chilean authorities have intensified efforts to dismantle this organization. In January 2024, the Investigative Police (PDI) arrested Luis Alberto Daga Lozano, alleged leader of the Chilean subsidiary of ‘Los Pulpos’, accused of various crimes related to organized crime.
In August 2024, an operation in Recoleta resulted in the arrest of eight individuals linked to the gang, including its leader, who had an international arrest warrant for homicide in Peru.
LOOKING FOR THE HEAD OF ‘LOS OCTOPUS’
Colonel Víctor Revoredo is focused on the search for Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, leader of “Los Pulpos”, who is presumed to be hiding in northern Chile.
In a video released on Thursday, Revoredo addresses the criminal to tell him that his time has come.
Your time has come! 🫵
Colonel Víctor Revoredo of the @PoliciaPeru He will be sent to Chile as a police attaché. The reason? Pursue and capture every last member of the Los Pulpos criminal network, especially its leader, Jhonsson. pic.twitter.com/3mfnLs2mAR
— Ministry of the Interior 🇵🇪 (@MininterPeru) January 9, 2025
Alias ’Jhonsson Pulpo’ was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Third Supraprovincial Collegiate Criminal Court of Trujillo for the crime of aggravated robbery with subsequent death of a merchant, which occurred in March 2020, in the city of Trujillo, in the La Libertad region.
Subsequently, the Mininter’s Anti-Crime Rewards Evaluating Commission (Cercri) decided to include him on the Most Wanted list, on August 5, 2022.
The Ministry of the Interior (Mininter), through its Rewards Program, decided to increase the economic benefit, from S/ 75,000 to S/ 500,000, which is offered for relevant information that leads to the location and/or capture of the criminal. .
The convicted criminal, about 28 years old, has a long criminal history that includes several cases of homicides and extortion, carried out especially in Trujillo. Furthermore, as the leader of ‘Los Pulpos de Cruz Blanca’, he is accused of leading the kidnappings of citizens Santos Guillermo Sánchez Vera, Emilio Julca Huamán, Kristell Cotrina Cruz, Robert Quezada Crisolucion, among others.
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