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Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Meat from Supermarket in Villa Elisa
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Crime & Justice

Man Arrested for Attempting to Steal Meat from Supermarket in Villa Elisa

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Police arrested a 22-year-old man for attempting to steal two cuts of meat valued at G. 350,000 from a Biggie store in Villa Elisa.
  • Store employees detected the attempted theft via surveillance cameras and alerted authorities.
  • The suspect, who had allegedly attempted a similar theft previously, was apprehended with the merchandise recovered.

A 22-year-old man is in custody after attempting to steal two cuts of packaged meat from a Biggie store in Villa Elisa, Paraguay. The merchandise, valued at approximately G. 350,000, was recovered by police.

The merchandise, valued at about G. 350,000, was recovered by the Police.

— ABC ColorReporting on the recovered stolen goods.

The incident occurred around 2:20 PM when store employees, monitoring surveillance cameras, noticed a customer concealing products. They immediately alerted the 911 emergency system.

The suspect was identified as Nilton Fabián Amarilla Servín, 22 years old, residing in the San Pablo neighborhood of Asunción and with no prior criminal record, according to the police report.

— ABC ColorIdentifying the arrested individual.

Officers from the 17th Central Police Station responded swiftly, apprehending the suspect, identified as Nilton Fabián Amarilla Servín, with the meat hidden in his clothing. Police reported that Amarilla Servín, who resides in Asunción and has no prior criminal record, had allegedly attempted a similar theft at another Biggie location previously. Store officials from that earlier incident had reportedly warned other branches, leading to increased vigilance at the Villa Elisa store.

The young man had already entered another Biggie store, where he allegedly tried to commit a similar act. On that occasion, he did not manage to take any products.

— ABC ColorDetailing the suspect's alleged prior attempt.

The suspect was taken for a medical examination and is now under the authority of the Public Ministry. Prosecutor Andrea Ríos has ordered his detention as the investigation continues.

The case was communicated to prosecutor Andrea Ríos, of Unit Penal No. 1 of Villa Elisa, who ordered the young man's detention while investigative procedures continue.

— ABC ColorOutlining the legal next steps.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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