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Peru: Businessman freed after bloody kidnapping allegedly carried out by Los Pulpos

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Peru’s Defense Minister Rafael Belaúnde said a mining businessman kidnapped in Trujillo had been freed and reunited with his family, apparently after a ransom was paid.
  • Police arrested the alleged gunman and other suspected perpetrators accused of killing four people who accompanied the businessman.
  • Authorities also detained an alleged kidnapping coordinator linked to the criminal organization Los Pulpos.

A mining businessman kidnapped in the Peruvian city of Trujillo was freed after his captors allegedly killed the four people traveling with him, Defense Minister Rafael Belaúnde said Monday.

The businessman disappeared Sunday during what authorities described as a fake police operation. Belaúnde said the victim was now free and with his family, apparently after the kidnappers received the payment they demanded.

The kidnapping victim has been freed and is with his family.

— Rafael BelaúndePeru’s defense minister announced the businessman’s release at a news conference.

Police arrested the alleged material perpetrators, including the suspected gunman who fired at the victims, according to the minister. The four people in the vehicle used in the kidnapping were among those detained, he said.

Authorities also arrested the alleged operator of the kidnapping, who reportedly coordinated the operation. The attack has been linked to Los Pulpos, a criminal organization.

The criminals, the material perpetrators, the four occupants of that vehicle, including the gunman who shot the victims, are in custody.

— Rafael BelaúndeThe minister described the arrests linked to the attack that killed four people.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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