Three detained at Palmasola for double murder in Valle Sánchez with links to PCC
Two Brazilians and a Bolivian were sent to Palmasola penal facility for 180 days, accused of murdering two Brazilian citizens in Warnes on 20 October.
Palmasola receives three suspects in Valle Sánchez crime; search reveals weapons and ammunition
According to eldia.com.bo, Bolivian justice ordered preventive detention for 180 days at Palmasola penal facility for two Brazilian citizens and one Bolivian, charged with the murder of two compatriots that occurred on 20 October in a condominium in the Valle Sánchez area, municipality of Warnes, in the department of Santa Cruz.
The suspects were identified as Enrique A. J., 25 years old; Daniel G. M., 28, both Brazilian nationals; and Marco Antonio R. S., 59 years old, Bolivian. The three were captured on 5 November during a police operation in the municipality of Mairana.
The victims are Jefferson Pereira Penariol, 46 years old, and Wendeles Alves Espinosa, 29, both Brazilian citizens shot dead inside the condominium. The hearing on precautionary measures took place at the Satélite Norte court in Warnes, under strict security measures. The Public Ministry charged them with the crime of murder.
Police investigations point to possible links between the suspects and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a Brazilian-origin criminal organisation. Furthermore, authorities are investigating whether the double murder is related to drug trafficking activities.
A Paraguayan woman who was in the property at the time of the attack also remains in preventive detention while investigations continue into her possible involvement. Her defence denies any connection with the murders.
Search on Avenida Mutualista: father and son apprehended
As part of the same investigation, officers from the Department of Criminal Analysis and Intelligence (DACI) searched a residence located on Avenida Mutualista, between the third and fourth ring of Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Monday. The operation was initiated following statements from the three detained in the Valle Sánchez case, who indicated they had purchased 9-millimetre ammunition at that address.
Following prior intelligence and surveillance work, police identified a residence with a black gate on Bruno Racua street, where a mechanical workshop operates. The intervention took place at approximately 11:00.
In a first room, agents found the owner, identified by the initials E.A.R., along with his sons. At the location they found cardboard boxes from televisions that concealed black and brown bulletproof vests, as well as items of police uniform.
In a second room, belonging to one of his sons identified as L.A.C., investigators searched a backpack that contained 9-millimetre, 5.56 and other calibre ammunition in various quantities.
The father and son were apprehended and transferred to the facilities of the Special Anti-Crime Force (FELCC), where they were placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry to determine their legal status.
Source: Google News BO — Crime