A woman from the province of Sullana is believed to be part of a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking. She, along with her sister and a Romanian-Ukrainian citizen, were arrested by the Anti-Drug Directorate (Dirandro)the French police and the US DEA. They are said to have intended to bring in the merchandise before the Olympics in Paris, France.
Eleven people would make up this criminal organization, of which Blanca Nieves Rosales Pintado would be a part, since she would be the partner of the Romanian-Ukrainian Mykhaylo Kannaykhin, alleged leader, who arrived in Tingo María (Peru) to buy the drugs and then be transported by a mule to Paris, France, where the 2024 Olympics would be held, according to a report by the national media Panorama.
Blanca Nieves, who lived on San Isidro Street in the 9 de Octubre settlement in the province of Sullana, was arrested in an apartment in Miraflores, in the city of Lima. Three bricks of cocaine were allegedly found there. Her partner Mykhaylo and retired Major Miguel Ángel Cruz, who worked as the couple’s bodyguard, were also arrested along with her.
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Meanwhile, in Paris, Blanca Lizbeth Rosales Pintado, Snow White’s twin sister, was arrested with 75 kilos of cocaine.
In total, four Peruvians were arrested in Paris, as well as three Colombians, while in Lima there were two Peruvians and two Romanians, Colonel Arturo Valverde reported.
On the other hand, it should be noted that tons of drugs that were to be exported abroad have also been seized in the port of Paita, in the province of Paita. Organisations use these transport routes to take the illicit merchandise out of Peru.
