The capture of Erick Moreno Hernández, aka ‘The Monster’, one of the most wanted criminals in Peru, took place in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, after an international operation. The criminal, for whom he offered a million reward soles, was found in a ruined house, with a deteriorated appearance.
At the time of his detention tried to bribe the agents with a million dollars, but they frustrated the maneuver And they secured their arrest.
The investigation that allowed its fall began in January in Lima Norte, when the Prosecutor’s Office of Organized Crime and the Dirincri began investigations against the band “The North Grafts.”
The arrest of their lieutenants, “Moche” and “Nico”, allowed access to key informationamong her Payment records that revealed the participation of women in charge of collecting extortion.
A report from “Final Point” emphasizes that among those women was Grace Bados Neyra, a fundamental piece to follow Moreno’s financial trail. His follow -up uncovered movements between Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay, in addition to millionaire transfers to accounts in that country, which confirmed the whereabouts of the leader.
Bados arrest, in March, was decisive. During his arrest he received a direct call from Erick Moreno, which allowed him to locate him in Asunción and coordinate with the Paraguayan police to close the fence.
With this, the criminal leader, responsible for a network of extortion, kidnappings and murders that operated in Lima Norte was finally captured.
