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Trujillo: This is where the mining businessman was held captive

From La República · () Spanish

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

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  • Authorities found a concealed facility in a residential area of Trujillo where mining businessman Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla was allegedly held captive.
  • Lara was kidnapped on Aug. 30 in an attack that killed his partner, a friend and two security agents, and authorities freed him alive the following day.
  • Police and forensic investigators are collecting evidence at the property, while eight people remain detained in an investigation authorities have linked to the Los Pulpos criminal organization.

Authorities uncovered the hidden compound where a criminal gang allegedly held mining businessman Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla captive, in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Trujillo.

The bunker stood on Calle Cobre in the San Isidro development. Its corridors, described as places marked by suffering and terror, remained concealed in the city until investigators entered the property this Friday, according to the report.

Lara was intercepted and kidnapped on Aug. 30 during a bloody attack on Avenida Húsares de Junín. His partner, a friend and two security agents were killed. After an intensive mobilization and negotiations, authorities freed him alive on Aug. 31.

Police officers and criminalistics experts are now carrying out procedures at the property to collect scientific evidence that could confirm the businessman stayed there. In nearby sugarcane fields in El Cortijo Bajo, authorities also found police clothing, burned mobile phones and items bearing Peruvian National Police markings that the kidnappers allegedly used during the crime.

Authorities attribute the operation’s strategic planning to the Los Pulpos criminal organization. Eight people are currently detained as the investigation continues.

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Originally published by La República 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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