The National Police and the Public Ministry have dismantled the criminal organization known as ‘Fear Accounts’, which extorted nine transport companies in Lima since 2023. In an operation carried out this morning, 18 of its members were arrested, who demanded payments of S/ 10,000 for ‘registration’ and biweekly fees of S/ 8,500, which were deposited into accounts of betting and casino companies.
The investigations reveal that the extortionists intimidated transporters with death threats and messages warning of possible attacks. The First Specialized Corporate Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime, led by prosecutor Lissette Romero Carrillo, managed to secure the preliminary detention of 15 members of the network after raiding 20 properties in various districts of the capital.
The criminal structure, composed of four family clans, operated through WhatsApp messages, collecting a total of S/ 9 million. The funds were managed by operators abroad, who conducted banking transactions to launder the money. Senior prosecutor Jorge Chávez Cotrina indicated that the responsibility of the betting companies that facilitated the money laundering will be evaluated. Among those arrested is an army sergeant and a driver who had been the target of several attacks.
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