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Peru Police Detain Suspects in Iquitos Phone-Store Heist and Trujillo 'Marcaje' Robbery

Security footage plus Divincri follow-up led to arrests using distinct tactics in separate cases.

Overview

  • In Iquitos, police arrested Dennys Acosta Ramírez, Michael Nike Sánchez Bardales and Hugo Silvestre Panduro López over a forced-entry theft at a Claro store on Arica street.
  • An operation in Playa Hermosa recovered four Honor phones, seven portable chargers and three empty boxes identified as stolen from the shop.
  • Security video shows the culprits smashing a glass door with a stone before fleeing with high-end merchandise worth more than S/20,000, and the trio was referred to prosecutors for alleged aggravated theft.
  • In Trujillo, officers detained cousins Kevin Rolmer Araujo Sandoval and Julio César López Alvarado accused of robbing S/20,000 from a businessman after a bank withdrawal.
  • Divincri chief Johnny Huamán described a 'marcaje' scheme involving a switch from a car to a motorcycle, a stolen vehicle and a later split of the cash, with Araujo confessing participation.