Sucamec seized 7 tons of secretly stored pyrotechnics at Villa Maria del Triunfo.

On Monday, Sucamec and the national police seized seven tons of fireworks that had been secretly stored in two houses in Villa Maria del Triumfo.

The products found were located in two houses in an urban area near La Amistad Park in Nueva Esperanza. In these houses, these artifacts were also sold to neighbors.

Sukamek reported that none of the two properties in Villa Maria del Triunfo they were authorized to do so and also did not meet the conditions required by the institution’s rules, thereby posing a danger to those living in the vicinity of the tampered houses.

The police department for the investigation of illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives of the PPP reported that five residents of the houses were detained and could be prosecuted for the general danger crime of selling fireworks.

Half a ton of pyrotechnics seized

Last month, Sucamec seized more than half a ton of handmade fireworks that had been stored in a clandestine workshop in Lima’s Ate district.

“During the intelligence work of the employees of the Sucamec control and supervision department, it was established that they carried out secret storage of artisanal pyrotechnic materials in agreement with National Police of Peru for the appropriate support and the opportunity to intervene in this illegal workshop with 555 kilograms of explosives,” said Alberto Valladores, head of the institution.

Wykan residents concerned about wave of looting

Residents of the Waikan district of Ata live in fear of rising crime, a situation that escalated this morning when four people were shot and killed by alleged hitmen.

The RPP Noticias team arrived this morning in Waikan and spoke with residents who spoke in detail about the serious situation in this part of the capital.

According to them, in the last 24 hours alone, as a result of settling accounts, five people were killed, and armed robberies are recorded almost every day, at any time.

Residents of the area indicated that they initially believed it was the detonation of pyrotechnics. However, looking out the window, they found four bodies in the street.

“We heard quite a few shots and thought they were rockets because there were about fifteen of them. [disparos] even more. We went out and saw the scene […]. We watched when people were dead,” one of them said.