Brothers Who Murdered Foreigner Caught Fleeing to Spain via Chile

Peruvian police have apprehended two brothers at Lima's international airport as they attempted to escape the country following the murder of a Venezuelan man. Renzo Jesús Yupanqui Soto, 21, known as 'Calavera,' and his brother Yerson Antonio Yupanqui Soto, alias 'Gordo Percy,' were detained on Sunday night at Jorge Chávez International Airport while boarding a flight to Santiago, Chile, en route to Spain.

The victim was identified as Geremy Gabriel Arrieche Torin, 21. According to police, the murder occurred on Saturday afternoon and was motivated by a dispute over territorial dominance and informal economies, particularly land trafficking, between Peruvian and Venezuelan criminal groups operating in the Santa Rosa district of Lima.

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The crime was for hegemony and supremacy in an area of Lima where there is land trafficking.

General Víctor Revoredo, head of the Criminal Investigation Directorate, stated that Renzo Yupanqui Soto is believed to be the leader of the criminal gang 'Los Feroces del Cono Norte.' The police recovered the weapon used in the crime on Sunday morning. The investigation is ongoing to understand the full modus operandi of 'Los Feroces del Cono Norte,' which reportedly involves seizing registered land and selling it to third parties after intimidation and extortion.

Authorities believe these criminal organizations contribute to high-impact violence in northern Lima, fueled by extortion and contract killings. The investigation also suggests these groups have access to illegal firearms, which are then supplied to the black market, exacerbating the cycle of violence.

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They had planned to flee and hide in Spain.