Crime Strike: Members of a gang that attacked bank customers in Lima and Callao are captured. [VIDEO]

National Police agents detained alleged members of a criminal group called “Terrible Callaos”who were engaged in the robbery of clients leaving bank branches in Lima and the constitutional province.

The modality of these criminals was to break into banks in order to identify their potential victims. They then followed the citizens aboard a vehicle to later attack them with firearms.

Those in charge of “marking” the victims, i.e. watching them in the banks, were Briana Talia Fuentes Suarez And Katherine Nicole Amesaga. Both had police files and were captured by the National Police. However, they deny their involvement in the attacks to the authorities.

In this regard, PPP Colonel Marco Conde de Cuellar, head of Dirinkri’s Investigation and Robbery Administration, suggested RPP news in more detail about the criminal modality of the criminal gang.

“This gang was involved in crimes against property in the modality of the brand. Why do they divide tasks and functions in such a way as to penetrate and search for victims inside banking institutions. After the victim is chosen, they are pursued, intercepted and deprived of the money that he withdrew from the agency, ”said the colonel.

Intervention “Terrible Callaos”two vehicles with illegible license plates, a .380 caliber pistol with a six-round magazine, another with five rounds, and six mobile phones were seized.

The criminals were transferred to Dirinkriwhere they remain in detention pending transfer to a detention centre.

Crime in Peru

Crime in Peru continues to rise. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), between October and December 2022 only. 87 395 crimes against property. This figure was higher than the figure obtained for the same time period in 2021, when 71 560 crimes of the same nature.