The Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC) captured five Colombian citizens syndicated from Steal Bs 400,000 to a couple looking to buy goldin addition to being involved in multiple scams and robberies.
The departmental director of the FELCC of Santa Cruz, Gustavo Astilla, reported that foreigners were captured this noon in the northern part of the city of Santa, La Chonta height, after They were located thanks to the cell phone GPS of the couple that was docked.
According to the investigation, Colombians offered dollars at a low price or alleged gold jewels to attract their victims to previously rented properties. Once there, they reduced them – in some cases with white weapons – and seized their money.
“It has been established that this group was linked to multiple criminal acts under the modality of deception”Apartilla explained. In fact, in their last criminal act they managed to steal Bs 400,000 from a couple who sought to buy gold.
The apprehended were identified as Gerardo Yesid RC, Olmedo C., Olmedo Oh, Robinson Eulises HP and Juan Mauricio Mc according to the FELCC, the subjects repeatedly entered the country from Colombia, acted in Santa Cruz and After the blows they fled to La Paz, then Peru and finally they returned to their country of origin.
During the intervention, agents They found packages of counterfeit tickets known as “Boots”, which contained only the first layers of true currencies, in addition to a yellow metal presented as gold, but which turned out to be false. “With these elements they captured the victims and made the modus operandi that we have detailed,” said the police chief.
Linked to previous robberies
Aptilla added that the investigated could be related to an aggravated robbery in Alto San Pedro, which occurred weeks ago, where a considerable sum of money was subtracted, as well as with another robbery in the municipality of Cotoca, in which losses of 30 thousand dollars were reported.
The FELCC now coordinates with the Migration Directorate to establish the border movements of those involved, in addition to exchanging information with the Colombian authorities for Determine if they have criminal records in that country.
Astilla asked citizens to collaborate with the investigation. “We exhort people who recognize these individuals to approach our units and provide information. This will consolidate the ongoing processes and prevent these subjects from committing a crime in our environment, ”he emphasized.
The five foreigners They remain apprehended and in the next few hours they will be made available to the Public Ministry.
