Venezuelan detained in Ica after challenging Peruvian authorities on TikTok
A Venezuelan citizen was captured in Villacuri, Ica, after going viral with a video on TikTok challenging Peruvian authorities to deport him.
Venezuelan detained in Ica after challenging Peruvian authorities on TikTok
A Venezuelan citizen identified as Álvaro Luis Gómez Bastidas was detained by Peru's National Police in Villacuri, district of Salas, province of Ica, after posting videos on TikTok mocking operations against irregular migration, according to rpp.pe.
In one of the recordings, Gómez Bastidas is heard saying: "I am Venezuelan in Peru and they say they are deporting, ha, who? I am here, I am waiting for you here, come and get me". The video went viral rapidly on social networks.
Following investigation carried out by the State Security Unit, the man was located while working in the area and taken into custody. He was transferred to the Ica Police Region, where he remains detained.
The National Superintendency of Migration indicated that Gómez Bastidas faces charges for conduct that undermines public order, internal order and citizen security, infractions that entail expulsion from national territory. Authorities stated that the deportation would be carried out within the next few hours.
Source: Google News PE — Crime