Colombia: Canadian, Argentine, Ecuadorian tourists victim of theft and extorision

Posted on July 5, 2017 • Filed under: Colombia, Latin America Travel

TOURISTS FROM CANADA, ARGENTINA, ECUADOR RIPPED OFF OF THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON BEACH IN COLOMBIA, THEN THIEVES CONTACT THEM DEMANDING PAYMENT FOR RETURN OF THEIR ITEMS. TWO MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

cablenoticias.tv / Authorities seized two men when they received from four Ecuadorian, Argentine and Canadian tourists the money they demanded to return the belongings that had been stolen to them while resting on a beach in the Caribbean.

The operational commander of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, Colonel Hugo Molano, informed to the press that Dagoberto Serrano and Arnold Clavijo were arrested in flagrancy in the spa of Puerto Colombia.

“The capture occurred when these subjects received four million pesos product of the requirement that they made to the tourists to give back the passports and other objects of value to him,” the official said.

Molano explained that last week the tourists were victims of a robbery when they were on the beach.

Subsequently, those affected received a telephone call in which they demanded money in exchange for the return of their belongings, so they reported that fact to the authorities. Efe

The two were taken to the Prosecutor’s Office to be presented in the next hours before a judge accused of the crime of extortion.Authorities seized two men when they received from four Ecuadorian, Argentine and Canadian tourists the money they demanded to return the belongings that had been stolen to them while resting on a beach in the Caribbean. The operational commander of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla, Colonel Hugo Molano, informed to the press that Dagoberto Serrano and Arnold Clavijo were arrested in flagrancy in the spa of Puerto Colombia. “The capture occurred when these subjects received four million pesos product of the requirement that they made to the tourists to give back the passports and other objects of value to him,” the official said. Molano explained that last week the tourists were victims of a robbery when they were on the beach. Subsequently, those affected received a telephone call in which they demanded money in exchange for the return of their belongings, so they reported that fact to the authorities. Efe The two were taken to the Prosecutor’s Office to be presented in the next hours before a judge accused of the crime of extortion. Read Article

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