Two fugitives in SOM Palma murder case found imprisoned in Peru
Carlos Cortez Flores "Carlitos Nike" and Yefferson Flores Espinal, on the run since 2023, have been identified in a Peruvian prison. Chile is working on their extradition.
Fugitives from Palma case held in Aucallama prison under false identities
Two Venezuelans wanted for the murder of Senior Petty Officer Daniel Palma have been located in the Aucallama Penitentiary Establishment in Peru, where they were held in preventive detention pending investigations into kidnapping and extortion, biobiochile.cl reported.
They are Carlos Alexander Cortez Flores, alias "Carlitos Nike", and Yefferson Jesús Flores Espinal. Both had fled Chile following the killing of the uniformed officer, which occurred in April 2023 in central Santiago, and were being held under the false names Abrahan Revestains Betancourt and Víctor Manuel Castro Hurtado, respectively.
The National Police of Peru confirmed their true identities through information exchange with Interpol Caracas and Interpol Santiago. Internal sources from the investigation in Chile confirmed that both are involved in the crime and indicated that extradition proceedings are currently underway.
Daniel Palma was a Carabineros officer when, in April 2023, he attempted to inspect a suspicious vehicle during an operation in central Santiago. He received a gunshot wound that caused his death. He was posthumously promoted to senior petty officer and the Fourth Police Station in Santiago bears his name in his honour.
The crime triggered a major police operation that resulted in the detention of several accused individuals: Ovimarlixon Garcés, Luis Lugo, David Fuentes and Lermi Albarrán. However, "Carlitos Nike" and Flores Espinal managed to flee the country and remained at large until now.
The Public Prosecutor's Office Centro Norte charged Albarrán and Garcés as the occupants of the vehicle from which shots were fired at the officer. Albarrán is believed to be the person who fired the shot. Both face a sentence of qualified life imprisonment.
Source: Google News PE — Crime