There is a supply and demand market for killers in Peru, says the head of Dirincri.

PNP General Oscar ArriolaHead of the Criminal Investigation Department of the PoliceDirinkri), confirmed this Thursday that there is a market for hitmen in Peru, with supply and demand for their criminal services that has grown exponentially in recent years.

“Every day they catch killersevery day, gangs are being liquidated that engage in one of the modalities that end up with assassins, such as “drop by drop” (modality) (loans from mafia groups that are issued without guarantees and at very high interest rates) ”and the hegemony of control over territories for criminal activity such as extortion or collection of quotas for public and private construction work, transportation services, various types of businesses and sex trafficking, he said in space background theme from RPP News.

The high command explained that the actions hitman they are activated by the “clash” that occurs between criminal gangs as they try to control the territory as the exclusive space for their crimes.

He recalled that one such case was the murder of six members of the family of Israel San Roman Doroteo, nicknamed “La Tota”, including his two minor children, in early February this year.

Oscar Arriola explained that the crime hitman It is configured in the presence of four elements: the one who hires the killers, the intermediary between the one who demands the execution of one or more people, and the one who has a connection with the killers, the person himself killer and finally the victim.

According to data from National Policebetween January and February of this year, 44 complaints were received against hitman50% more than in the same period of 2022, when 23 applications were filed for this crime.

The hired killer “goes through the theme of revenge, control and the profile of the victims, in a large percentage also associated with illegal activities,” the general said. Arriola.

Factor of external migration in the increase in hired killers

The PPP General pointed out that foreign migration has given a “negative force” to these crimes, which has led to the recent ” killers appear on the market as such, that is, their activity is to kill.

There is a proposal for killers”as well as the requirement to want to eliminate people for these reasons (fights for control of territories for crime)” and “during the seizures, killers they confess to their crime and do not even think of calling themselves killers,” said Arriola.

In this regard, he pointed out that during the so-called “San Miguel Massacre” killers Each of them charged a thousand sols, and the total offer for killing a family was 10,000 sols, sums that are getting smaller and smaller due to the increase in the supply of assassins.

“Currently (the market for killers) has expanded, and usually this killer replacement part; This market has expanded, this offer is for the best offer,” he said.