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Peru: Band of Rolex Thieves raising havoc

ROLEX THIEVES TARGETING VICTIMS IN LIMA, PERU/ BAND OF THIEVES MADE UP OF VENEZUELANS AND ECUADORIANS. THIEVES SNEAK BACK TO ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA WHERE THE ITEMS ARE SOLD OR FENCED. ASSAILANTS FOCUSING ON HIGH END AREAS OF MIRAFLORES, SURCO, AND SAN ISIDRO – AFTER JEWELS AND HIGH END WATCHES. ATTACKERS WORK IN GROUPS INCLUDING THE USE OF MOTORCYCLES AND VEHICLES. USING GUNS AND VIOLENCE TO SUBDUE VICTIMS.

americatv.com reported ‘Los Chamos of the Rolex’ a band of thieves composed primarily of foreigners in Peru is targeting high end watches from unsuspecting individuals and tourists. Many of the stolen watches have a value of up to $20,000.

A new form of theft has arrived in Peru. This time the bands of foreign criminals are dedicated to subtract their victims high-end watches in Lima.

They go on motorcycles or cars and gun their victims before removing their watches. ‘The Chamos of the Rolex’ are already in the crosshairs of the National Police.

According to the complaints of the victims, the scope of action of these criminals are in the most affluent districts of Lima and where there are more foreigners.

While tourists are its potential victims, there are also Peruvians who have these types of watches. They take these expensive specimens out to meters and attack in a matter of seconds.

“We see that the majority of criminals do not care that they are filming them, because they know that the search is temporary, they commit their crimes and they do not even know that the log fugan was taken from them,” said Colonel PNP , Carlos Céspedes of the division. Thefts of the Dirincri.

This division stopped the Venezuelan William Bustillo Marín (24), the Ecuadorian Norberto Mayorga Miranda (40) and Luis Chirinos Ramírez.

They were found on their phones several images of high-end watches. After being exposed they confessed their crimes.

There is a black market where they sell these types of watches that can be worth between 10,000 to 20,000 dollars, approximately. All while criminals leave the border and only in Ecuador receive payments for their illicit activities. Read Article

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Peru Strengthens Migratory Control at Tumbes near Ecuador Border

elcomercio.pe reported… With the purpose of strengthening the migratory control in the northern border, the National Superintendence of Migrations activated this Thursday the Photographic and Decatalogical Registry of the foreigners who daily enter the country through the Binational Border Care Center (CEBAF) of Tumbes . In this way, indicated Migrations, will be made the registration […]

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Lima Peru: Authorities locate dead dogs destined to be sold to Chinese Restaurant

Dead Dogs to be sold to Chinese Restaurant in Lima, Peru – Meat to be Used in Stews Elcomercio.com/ AFP Agency (machine translated) The police seized meat from dead dogs that were supposed to be included in stews of a Chinese restaurant in Lima, the local press reported Saturday, January 20, 2018. “There are dogs […]

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Peru: Off of Coast 7.1 earthquake, deaths, damage reported

weather.com / A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Peru early Sunday, leaving at least one person dead and causing damages and power outages. The epicenter was 42 kilometers (26 miles) south-southwest of the small town Acari in the Arequipa district, with the earthquake hitting at 0918 GMT (4:18 a.m. EST) at a depth of […]

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Cusco, Peru airport: Tourist detained for trafficking in protected species insects

diariocorreo.pe (machine translated) Police personnel assigned to the Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport in Cusco , intervened a foreign citizen who moved an insectary containing protected species considered National Heritage of the Nation The tourist was identified as Rintanen Kari (54), a native of Finland, the same who traveled to the city of Lima, referring to […]

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Dual U.S./Canadian tourist missing in Peru for a month, may have been abducted

HOSTEL WHERE MISSING HIKER WAS STAYING IN HUARAZ, UNDER INVESTIGATION DAILYMAIL.UK.CO reported – Family fears Canadian medical student, 22, who went missing a month ago on South American backpacking trip was kidnapped. Jesse Galganov, 22, from Montreal, was at the start of a backpacking trip in Peru The medical student spent his first few days […]

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Peru: Man wakes up at his own funeral, finally dead at hospital (video)

independent.co.uk/Harry Cockburn – It seems incredible but it happened in Peru.The family of a young Peruvian man who died after undergoing a root canal operation have spoken of their distress when the man appeared to be breathing at his own funeral. Watson Franklin Mandujano Doroteo, of the Peruvian city of Tingo María, was inside his […]

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Peru: Tourist from France dies suddenly on downtown street in Cusco

French tourist dies in downtown Cusco street / Cause of Death Unknown August 23, 2017 diariocorreo.pe / A tourist of French nationality found sudden death, after putting ill of health in the vicinity of the Street Lucrepata in the fenced of Cusco. Lydie Marie Gayrard (58) is the foreigner who died despite receiving medical attention […]

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