Police confiscated more than 1,000 cell phones of dubious origin that were sold at La Cachina in San Juan de Lurigancho.

During the operation in TC La Cachina 12located on the 37th block of Canto Grande Avenue in San Juan de Lurigancho. The tampering also resulted in the acquisition of accessories used by some vendors to flash and unlock phones claimed to be stolen.

PPP General Ivan Carlos Lizzeti Salazar, head of the State Security Directorate, confirmed that some of the subjects were working under the guise of a technical service, but in fact they were working to erase all information from illegally obtained telephone equipment. In addition, he clarified that 37 stands intervened.

“We seized 1022 cell phones., there may be more seized equipment, 560 license plates and various mobile phone accessories that have been cleared. They did maintenance work. They used this façade, but they were actually flashing and unlocking mobile phones. They erased all information, hacked into the security mechanism of these cell phones and assigned a new imei code or international phone identification code. Thus, they came out as new products with a new identification code so that no one could know if they would report a theft complaint at any time, ”explained General Lizzeti. RPP.

On the other hand, he explained how these people take cell phones apart and get their parts to sell or replace in other equipment.

“They had an oven that looked like a very specific printer that is suitable for this kind of work. They introduced mobile phones that could be disassembled in such a way that when the glue on these phones is heated to a certain temperature, they soften and are removed in a certain way that does not affect the structure of the same cell phone or damage the accessories being disassembled,” he said.

The intervention was carried out jointly with personnel from DIRNOS, the Special Operations Directorate of the Peruvian National Police (DIROES PNP), the Special Services Unit (USE), the Immigration Police, the Traffic Police and the Chief of Security, Citizen Abdul. Miranda with the staff of the Municipality of Lima. 400 servicemen participated in the operation.

Interference with blue powder

More than 1,400 cell phones, 11 laptops and other technology equipment, many of which were reportedly stolen, were confiscated in late January by the Peruvian National Police (PNP) at the Polvos Azules shopping center in La Victoria.

The police department specified that the detainees respond to the names of Jordi Aparco Becerra, Wilmer Castillo Valdez, Herson Bello Sarango, Marcial Aparco Becerra, Adriana Lejandra Rincones Sánchez, Luis Milán Vasquez and Alvaro Lugo Lugo. The last three are Venezuelans by nationality.

The operation also found that 11 laptops contained software to change the IMEI, a code by which the PNP can find stolen cell phones.