PCC member with sentence until 2045 in Brazil charged with double murder in Warnes
Three suspects—two Brazilians from the PCC and one Bolivian—were charged with the murder of two compatriots in the Valle Sánchez housing development, Warnes.
PCC hitmen arrested in Santa Cruz after killing two Brazilians in their home
According to El Deber, investigations into the murder of two Brazilian citizens in the Valle Sánchez housing development in the municipality of Warnes have taken a significant turn: one of those detained has an outstanding sentence in Brazil that extends until 2045.
The three charged are Enrique Almeida Jiménez, aged 25, and Daniel Gomes Martínez, both of Brazilian nationality and members of the First Capital Command (PCC), along with Bolivian Marco Antonio Roca Soliz, aged 29. The Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (Felcc) arrested them after establishing their involvement in the deaths of Jefferson Pereira Penariol, aged 46, and Wendeles Álvez Espinoza, aged 29, which occurred on 20 October in a property in Valle Sánchez.
Occasional witnesses told police that after the gunshots the perpetrators fled in a stolen vehicle with an unknown destination.
The vehicle, covered with paper and abandoned in Mairana
The investigation intensified until the motorised vehicle was found abandoned in Mairana, 135 kilometres from Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The perpetrators had covered the entire bodywork with paper in an attempt to divert the investigation.
The Felcc determined that Roca Soliz operated as the driver throughout the entire operation: he transported the Brazilian hitmen, carried out surveillance on the victims and facilitated their access to his own home, where they were shot dead by masked men in the front yard.
Outstanding sentence of nearly 20 years in Brazil
Following the exchange of information between the Felcc, Interpol and their Brazilian counterparts, it was confirmed that Daniel Gomes Martínez has an outstanding sentence in Brazil for international drug trafficking, homicide and other offences, with a completion date of 2045, that is, approximately 20 years in prison that he still must serve in his country.
The Public Prosecutor's Office, headed by prosecutor Luis Tinte, charged the three with the offence of murder and requested that the judge order their preventative detention in Palmasola prison. The hearing was postponed until Monday: the Brazilian Consulate must provide an interpreter and be formally notified of the judicial process opened in Santa Cruz against the Brazilian citizens.
Source: El Deber