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Lima Police Use Geolocation to Raid Las Malvinas Stand, Seize Phones and Detain Two

Real-time tracking guided officers to a stand suspected of receiving stolen phones, enabling swift entry under the state of emergency.

Overview

  • PNP traced victims’ phones to Las Malvinas using GPS and coordinated a rapid intervention with units from Surco, Breña, and Cercado de Lima.
  • Two suspects, Adán Galecio Rosas and his mother, Lucy Alvarado Rosas, were detained on suspicion of receiving stolen devices.
  • Officers found the complainant’s iPhone valued at S/4,000 being handled inside the stand and recovered additional handsets.
  • Police reported multiple phones seized and returned to owners, with one outlet reporting a total of 15 devices recovered.
  • A separate report from Jujuy, Argentina, described a GPS-led chase that ended in a beating of a suspect before police intervention, underscoring public-safety risks.