Three robbers detained in Santa Cruz with weapons, Bs 13,300 and four motorcycles
Police apprehended three youths linked to multiple robberies in Santa Cruz. During the raids, officers seized Bs 13,300, three firearms and four motorcycles.
Gang of motorcycle thieves dismantled after robbery on Pampa de la Isla
Three men aged 18 and 26 were apprehended in Santa Cruz de la Sierra following a series of robberies committed on motorcycles in different parts of the city, reported El Deber. During police operations, three firearms, Bs 13,300 in cash, five mobile phones, a laptop and four motorcycles were seized.
The trigger was an aggravated robbery suffered by a woman in the Pampa de la Isla area. The general commander of the Bolivian Police, Adrián Álvarez, explained that the victim was intercepted by individuals on a motorcycle, one of whom was carrying a firearm and snatched her belongings, including mobile phones and valuable items.
Images from video surveillance cameras made it possible to identify the perpetrators. Following technical and scientific work by specialised units, the police located two addresses where those involved were hiding and proceeded to raid them.
"At the location there are five mobile phones, a laptop and nine thousand bolivianos, in addition to bladed weapons, the clothing used on the day they robbed the couple," Álvarez detailed.
The three detainees were identified as Rómer P.C., 26 years old, Carlos Adrián M.L., 18 years old, and Merten P.C., also 18 years old. According to the police chief, the gang was dedicated to committing robberies, thefts of wallets, mobile phones and valuable items on different public roads in Santa Cruz.
"These individuals, in accordance with criminal procedure and due process, were presented before the Public Prosecutor's Office and brought to the attention of the competent authority," Álvarez stated.
The police report specifies that, in addition to the Bs 9,000 found during the first intervention, another Bs 4,300 was seized in a second operation, totalling Bs 13,300 in cash. The four motorcycles seized would have been used in the various robberies recorded in the capital of Santa Cruz.
Source: El Deber