October 25, 2024, 11:10 AM
October 25, 2024, 11:10 AM
Seven people in possession of firearms They were apprehended after an operation carried out by special police groups in the northwest area of the capital of Santa Cruz. The agents arrived at a property located near the fourth ring and Isuto canal, where members of a criminal organization were taking refuge. dedicated to hitmen. Its members are foreigners and Bolivians.
The criminals’ mission was murder two people, according to the preliminary report released by the departmental commander of the Police in Santa Cruz, Colonel Rolando Rojas.
“As a result of important work that was done through the Felcc and its Intelligence unit, as a result of information and criminal analysis, the presence of a dangerous criminal organization was detected under the hitman characteristic, who had been hired to victimize two people,” explained the police chief.
Four of the seven arrested are from Brazilian nationality, two Bolivians and a woman, of Paraguayan nationality, All of them were taken to police stations for investigation, and they were also placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry.
According to Rojas, these guys are hitmen. The foreigners had entered the country two days before their arrest (Tuesday), and stayed in a rented house in the 2 de Abril neighborhood, in the capital of Santa Cruz, where they were waiting to victimize two people.
The Intelligence work of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc) led the police units to raid the two-story building, where found firearms: five pistols (four 9 millimeters and one 3.80) of different brands, as well as a 38 caliber revolver. In addition, two vehicles were kidnapped.
Some members of the criminal gang of hitmen They were identified as: Ruan Cristian Bautista de Nacimiento (22), Kalyson Texeira de Souza (35), Vanilson Galdino Carvalho (25), all of these Brazilians; in addition to Gabriela Alcara Gonzales (26) of Paraguayan nationality and one of the arrested Bolivians, Marco Ábrego Saavedra alias ‘Cuatro’ (33).
“We meet in the initial stage of the investigation, Later we will provide information about the identity of all these people and other aspects that can be determined about the criminal activity to which they are engaged,” said Rojas.