A woman was captured in the state of Zulia for allegedly selling her son in the Las Pulgas market in the city of Maracaibo, local media report.
The three-year-old minor, who is currently missing, responds to the name of Jhoandry Paz.
The mother’s arrest occurred in the vicinity of her home, located in the Fuerza Bolivariana sector of the San Francisco municipality, where, according to preliminary versions, relatives and neighbors decided to hand her over to the authorities of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (Cicpc).
A scientific police commission went to the scene and proceeded to transport the woman to their offices to begin the investigations corresponding to the case.
Security agencies in the region continue to pursue leads related to the child’s disappearance.
Apparently, Johandry is the youngest of several brothers, who lived with their mother in precarious conditions in San Francisco.
Acquaintances of the boy’s mother say he could have been sold to a man and a woman for at least $100.
“They saw him with a brunette and another man, after that he disappeared (…) The mother sold him because they have seen her with more than 100 dollars in her hand,” say the people who knew the child.
The authorities and relatives hope that the case will conclude with the prompt appearance of the minor, safe and sound.
