The radio chain RPP He spread a photo of a group of police officers from the Trujillo Criminal Investigation Division in the pool of a local sauna next to whom They would be members of the criminal organization ‘Los Octos’, a group dedicated to extortion, kidnapping and hired, which caused a scandal in the security forces of Peru.
The station said that in the photograph you can see three noncommissioned officers, which have mostly been rotated by links with criminal groups, and three other individuals who would be members of the criminal gang. Even some of the officers are embraced with suspects.
Although it was not determined when the photograph was taken, it is believed that it would date from the middle of last year, since one of the noncommissioned officers present in the image was rotated in November 2024, after being accused of Participate in irregularities or links with criminal gangs in Trujillo.
Another of the photo agents was also transferred after conversations on the extortionist’s cell phone were filtered Esneider García Burgos, alias ‘Taba’, in which agents asked for money to cover the Netflix account of the police agency and in which they coordinated other illegal actions.
The last of the agents still performs functions in the Trujillo Criminal Investigation Division.
As for the criminal cases, one of them was identified as ‘Tusk’, who is linked to mining safety operations. Another identified would be One of the group’s counterswhile The other two would be in charge of security.
Scandal in the Police of Peru: the word of the authorities
After the scandal, the official spokesman of the Home Office, Retirement Colonel Carlos López Aedo, assured RPP that an investigation will begin. “Just as there are bad police, there are also good police. If there is an evil effective one, it is immediately located and processed “he reported.
In turn, he pointed out that the Interior Minister, Juan José Santiváñezmet with the leader of the Conservative Party Alliance for Progress (app) and governor of Freedom, César Acuñato close an agreement of 50 million soles destined to the acquisition of equipment for the fight against crime.
Then, through an official statement, Santiváñez said that the General Inspectorate of the National Police of Peru (PNP) will proceed to the reallocation of the police personnel involved, “while the disciplinary administrative procedure is opened for discharge them. ” In turn, he asked the General Command of the Institution to send the actions to the Supreme Council of Police Military Justice for the formulation of the criminal complaint.
“Those who get involved with criminal organizations, whatever manner, have no place in the police and will be withdrawn by disciplinary measure, without the recognition of any right. There will be no tolerance or body spirit!“The official insisted on the statement.
For its part, the head of the La Libertad Police Region, general Guillermo Llerenahe said that “corrupt elements” will not be allowed within the institution. “Immediately, we have taken the corresponding actions. The police are fully identified, including one of them is in Lima. They will also start an investigation and, as I always said, zero corruption and hard hand against those police officers who do not comply with the provisions“He stressed.
Source: Ambito
