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Six members of 'La Dinastía Tocorón' arrested for stealing 37 weapons in Surco
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Six members of 'La Dinastía Tocorón' arrested for stealing 37 weapons in Surco

From La República · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Six alleged members of the criminal group "La Dinastía Tocorón" were arrested for robbing 37 firearms from an armorery in Surco.
  • The robbery occurred on May 28, lasting only two to three minutes, with the perpetrators posing as customers.
  • Police and prosecutors tracked the group, recovering stolen weapons and seizing various assets during raids in multiple districts.

Police and prosecutors have captured six suspected members of the criminal gang "La Dinastía Tocorón" for their alleged involvement in a daring armorery heist. The group is accused of stealing 37 weapons, including 29 pistols, six shotguns, and two carbines, from an establishment in Surco on May 28. The robbery was swift, lasting between two and three minutes, with the perpetrators entering the store disguised as customers. The arrests followed a 63-day investigation led by the fourth dispatch of the First Corporate Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Santiago de Surco-Barranco. The operation, headed by provincial prosecutor Diana Regalado, included preliminary detentions of César Riera, Edgar Rodríguez, Rafael Rodríguez, Junior Reyes, Carlos Tisnado, and Olga Guevara. Law enforcement executed searches and seizures in the districts of San Martín de Porres, San Juan de Miraflores, Los Olivos, and Pachacamac. According to the investigation, after the robbery, the suspects fled on four motorcycles and a stolen vehicle. They reportedly took the stolen firearms to a recreational center in Pachacámac to conceal them. Investigators were able to trace the gang's activities, identify the roles of its members in planning and executing the assault, and in the subsequent transport and hiding of the stolen goods. During the operation, authorities confiscated vehicles, documents, mobile phones, cash, electronics, passports, bank cards, jewelry, laptops, helmets, clothing, and firearms. These seized items are expected to bolster the ongoing investigation. Security footage from the day of the robbery showed three individuals entering the armorery with bags to collect the displayed weapons. Employees had noted the store's security measures, including two independent doors that opened only for verified buyers.

The intervention, led by the fiscal provincial Diana Regalado, comprised the preliminary detention of César Riera, Edgar Rodríguez, Rafael Rodríguez, Junior Reyes, Carlos Tisnado and Olga Guevara.

— Ministry of Public Prosecutor SpokespersonsConfirming the names of the individuals arrested in connection with the armorery robbery.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.