Three people of Chinese nationality were arrested accused of leading a gang linked to the Chinese mafia that extorted and coerced supermarkets from the same community in the Buenos Aires suburbs.
The criminal gang, made up of citizens from the province of Fujian, They demanded large sums of money in exchange for guaranteeing the “protection” of businesses. of his compatriots.
The Federal Operational Unit Division of the Morón section of the Federal Police managed to dismantle the gang after a complaint filed by the merchants themselves, after find intimidating notes on your premises in your language.
In the writings, the owners were threatened if the requested payment was not made. The victims also received contact numbers and messaging application users with whom they had to communicate to make the extortion payment.
After months of investigation, which intensified with the arrest last August of a hitman who had been hired by the same criminal network to intimidate merchants, the investigation concluded in the identification of eight properties in the municipalities of Lanús, La Matanza and Marcos Peace, all related to illicit activities.
With the evidence obtained, the Guarantee Court No. 4 of the Judicial Department of La Matanza, headed by Fernando Horacio Pinos Guevara, ordered the search of these properties.
The three arrested They were at the disposal of Justice and were accused of aggravated weapons abuse, illegal possession of firearms for civilian use, minor injuries and extortion.
Hit on the Chinese mafia: what was seized during the raids
During the raids, the Police seized almost 15 million pesos in cash, three high-end vehicles, various firearms (including a 12/76 caliber shotgun, another 12 gauge repeating rifle, a semi-automatic pistol and a revolver), as well as a 9 mm caliber silencer, ammunition of different calibers, handcuffs, communication radios, and various electronic devicessuch as payment terminals and a large number of cell phones.
Among the objects seized, those of Chinese origin, laptops and electronic devices that were probably used to coordinate the operations of the network stand out.
Source: Ambito
