The ‘Los Burke’ band resorted to high -cost computer tools to manipulate and unlock cell phones and stolen computers.
The authorities They captured 12 alleged members of the criminal network ‘Los Burke’, indicated to steal and manipulate cell phones and computers with scope in several countries of the world.
According to the official report, In the operation, four hard drives were also seizedfive laptops and 19 cell phones without IMEI.
According to the police institution, The arrests were given after eight months of investigation and 16 search proceedings in different communes of the capital of Valle del Cauca.
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“With this offensive we dismantle people dedicated to stealing these elements in the modality of tingling and raponazo, carders and even programmers who were part of this criminal organization,” police said in a statement.
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The inquiries allowed to establish whatand the Delinquía group under the facade of a computer equipment business in the center of Cali. Over there Two of its main leaders were identified, known to the alias of ‘Master’ and ‘Victor’, who are attributed to the development of sophisticated techniques to alter stolen devices.
According to the authorities, ‘Los Burke’ acquired foreign software and transformed it into a tool to evade the safety and IMEI blocks of the equipment.
“It is presumed that they were even teaching these social engineering tactics to third parties, Expanding their profits that already exceeded 100 million pesos per month, “police said.
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Captured
Among those captured are five women who got through nurses to commit robberies under the modality of tingling and raponazo in tourist sites such as the river boulevard and the flavor street.
Alias ‘Yerikson’, ‘Duna’ and ‘Chicken’ were also arrested, recognized receivers, along with a couple who was in charge of selling the equipment in Cauca.
All those involved They were left available to the Attorney General’s Office for crimes as a concert to commit crimes, aggravated theft, reception, Violation of personal data, abusive access to computer systems and manipulation of mobile equipment.
It should be noted that Most detainees had a history for the crime of theft.
Source: Integrated information system
