Gang that committed 24 armed robberies against luxury electronics stores in Peru dismantled
Key Points
- The six-member armed gang called "Los Miserables del Mal" was caught in its hideout during a police operation.
- The gang had carried out a total of 24 armed robberies at luxury electronics stores.
- On June 29, the gang raided a Coolbox store and stole technological products worth 40 thousand soles.
- During the incident, a female suspect wore a store uniform and served customers pretending to be a fake employee.
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In Lima, the capital of Peru, a six-member gang that carried out 24 armed robberies at stores selling luxury electronic devices and called themselves "Los Miserables del Mal" was caught in a police operation.
The suspects, who had been tracked for a while by detectives from the Dirincri Theft Unit, were cornered by armed police officers as they returned to their hideout in the Santa Anita area. It was reported that the gang members did not resist upon realizing the police officers were armed.
In the search conducted, six people, including the gang leader Gian Franco Santiago Aija, were detained. A pistol and a replica weapon used in the robberies, seven cell phones, and adhesive used to hide fingerprints were seized from the suspects.
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- What kind of thefts was the "Los Miserables del Mal" gang committing?
- The gang was carrying out armed robberies at stores selling high-tech products and luxury electronic goods. They were found to have committed a total of 24 robberies.
- How were the gang members caught?
- The suspects, who had been tracked by police detectives for a while, were apprehended by being cornered by armed police as they returned to their hideout in Santa Anita, and they were caught without showing resistance.
- What happened during the robbery of the Coolbox store?
- In the robbery that took place on June 29, the gang took store employees hostage and stole electronic devices worth 40 thousand soles. One of the gang members wore a store uniform and acted like a fake store employee.
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