SMP: businessman denounces extortionists who demand a monthly payment of a thousand salts in order not to attack his family

Owner freight forwarding company in Lima’s San Martin de Porres area (NSR) has been living a nightmare ever since ransomware began to threaten him.

From what he said RPP newsthe threats have not only continued since he filed a complaint with National Police but even auto parts were stolen from two parked company cars.

They require a monthly “collaboration”

The aforementioned businessman, whose identity he preferred to keep secret for security reasons, indicated that the extortion began with calls to his company numbers by individuals who claimed to belong to an international criminal organization known as “Tren de Aragua”.

When he stopped answering calls, they wrote to him via whatsapp and they continued to threaten him and his family unless he made a “collaboration” of S$1,000 per month in exchange for a “guarantee”.

“They demanded from me a monthly contribution of a thousand soles so that I would have protection, and that if I did not pay them, they would try to encroach on my life and the life of my family. They told me they belonged to a gang Aragua train and that if he fails to make payments, they will appear. I interrupted the call and they sent me messages,” he said.

Given this, the businessman turned to the criminal investigation department (depincri) from NSR where he filed a complaint. However, a few days later, a group of criminals stole auto parts from two divisions of his company, and threats from other phone numbers continued.

It is worth saying that the company in question has 30 years of experience in the cargo business. In addition, according to the owner, it is a small family business that allows them to survive.

Police Condeville police station V NSR He indicated that he was conducting appropriate investigative actions to identify the extortionists.