A new detainee joins the case of the kidnapping and murder of the Faddoul brothers and their driver Miguel Rivas, a crime that shocked Venezuela in 2006. Members of the Special Actions Group (GAES) No. 42 of Aragua, belonging to the National Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Command (Conas), they managed to capture by Gabriel Alexander García Peñaloza, alias “Chande Bemba”.
According to NTN24García Peñaloza, 43 years old, remained free and led a normal life in Cagua. The man, He is identified as one of the material authors of the kidnapping in which Jason (17), Kevin (13) and John Bryan Faddoul (12) died. At the time of the crime, He was 23 years old and was dedicated to vehicle theft.
The detainee, who had three current arrest warrants, including the main one for the Faddoul case, was located and apprehended by Conas. The others involved in the crime They had already been previously sentenced to the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
Chronology of the tragedy
The event began on February 23, 2006, when the three brothers and their driver were intercepted by kidnappers who they simulated a checkpoint with uniforms and false credentials from the defunct Metropolitan Policein the Vista Alegre sector of Caracas, while they were heading to their school.
Despite the family’s attempts to negotiate his release and reunite the rescue of 4.5 million dollars (equivalent to 10 billion bolivars at the time), lThe kidnappers aborted the exchange when they detected police presence.
After 41 days of captivity, the bodies of the four victims were found on April 4, 2006 in the El Lechozal sector, in San Antonio de Yare, Valles del Tuy. The autopsies revealed that All of them showed signs of torture and shotgun blasts to the head.
