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Two Arrested After Armed Robbery at Cusco Gas Station as Police Hunt Two More

Investigators have moved into a manhunt phase supported by forensic testing of recovered guns.

Overview

  • Four assailants attacked the manager of the André fuel station in San Sebastián at midday and stole about 10,000 soles after striking him with a gun butt.
  • Police responded to a citizen alert, pursued the suspects, and captured two after their vehicle crashed near the Vía Evitamiento by the Huatanay River, while two accomplices escaped on foot.
  • Carlos Álvarez, 50, and Farbil Flores, 40, were detained, with authorities noting prior records and that Flores is from Arequipa.
  • Officers recovered up to four firearms discarded during the escape, which have been sent for ballistic and forensic analysis.
  • Investigators are examining two vehicles bearing plates X5G-303 and F1L-291, report indications of possible stolen or cloned plates, and say the stolen cash has not been recovered.