Cloned-plate van used in kidnapping and quadruple homicide in Trujillo; PNP rules out Interior Ministry link
The PNP confirmed that the van used in the kidnapping and quadruple homicide in Trujillo had cloned plates with no connection to the Interior Ministry.
Cloned plates: the crime van in Trujillo does not belong to the Interior Ministry
According to Google News PE — Crime, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) ruled out that the van used in the kidnapping and quadruple homicide recorded in Trujillo belongs to the Ministry of the Interior (Mininter). Investigations determined that the vehicle's identification had been cloned.
The finding gains relevance given that the vehicle's plate matched that of a unit registered in the name of the Mininter, which initially generated alarm about a possible institutional link to the crime.
Police authorities clarified that plate cloning is a practice employed by criminal organisations to hinder the identification and tracking of vehicles used in their operations. The case is part of the persistent wave of violence affecting the city of Trujillo, where the rates of organised crime, including kidnappings and homicides, remain high.
The PNP continues investigations to identify those responsible for the quadruple homicide and to determine the true origin of the cloned vehicle.
Source: Google News PE — Crime