murders. In the early hours of February 19, 2022, two assassins on a motorcycle entered the Cebita area of Cercato de Lima and killed two foreigners. Photo: John Reyes/La Repubblica
Ecuadorians Elvia Milena and Gabriela Beatriz decided not to give quota to the criminal gang ‘Los Gallegos’. ‘Aragua Train’. Unexpectedly, At dawn on February 19, 2022, they were killed in Giron Zebeda. The crime had all the elements to become one of the most influential crimes in the history of the Cercato de Lima. It was like that.
Now, 21 months later, the police and the Public Ministry They already had evidence and witnesses that allowed them to identify the intellectual and material authors of the double murder.
In his demonstration, the candidate for efficient collaborator said that the one who ordered the killing of the women was José Ortega Patrón, known as Armando, together with Anyarbe Torrealpa, named Chino, with the intention of making other sex workers conform to the quota.
First, the PNP He is the president of ‘Los Gallegos’ since December 2021.
From then on, he decided to execute some members of rival gangs to gain control of the plazas, and ordered the murders of other women who had been sexually exploited to extort money.
According to tax and police investigations, until the day of his capture last November, Jose Ortega lived in Padron, Armando Miraflores, and paid 12,000 soles a month to rent an apartment.
Court file 00138-2022-10-5001-JR-PE-08 alleges the double felony was committed by Christian Zabala, who used a black Glock pistol.
The hitman said he was driven by Jonathan Boniello, alias Jonathan, on a motorcycle. He also said that Baja Larga, named Johnny Cardenas, was given the weapon after committing the crime that caused international shockwaves. Victim families seek justice.
captures Armando and members of his criminal gang were arrested by the police during a mega operation. Photo: Spread
Protests and killing
Three days before the crime, foreign and Peruvian women who had been sexually exploited near the Plaza dos de Mayo in El Cercato received a terrifying message on a WhatsApp group called El Caro de Oriente.
“Good evening, ladies, I am speaking to you. ‘Galician’. We turn to you all for your well-being. This color has changed, now they will understand with us, the area belongs to us,” they read.
On February 18, all the enslaved women in the square came to protest. They said they were not going to pay quotas to any Venezuelans. A few hours later, Elvia and Gabriela, who led the protest, were killed in Girona Zepita.
Restriction of locations
Later, from the same WhatsApp number, they wrote to them: “Good evening, princesses, this report is to inform you that on Monday, February 28, everyone can go to the plaza, whose place it is now clear. Atte. ‘Galician'”.
It took 21 months to identify the killers. Password Protected Effective Collaborator Candidate confirmed that ‘Los Gallegos’ was led by Armando in Lima and that their sub-bosses were Gabby and Chino.
‘Plazas’. Sexually exploited women are rescued. Photo: Spread
He said the gang was a wing of the ‘Aragua Train’, which was dedicated to human trafficking, racketeering, drug production and marketing and collecting quotas in the areas of sexual exploitation.
He pointed out that in Dos de Mayo, Mega Plaza, Lince, Mall del Sur and other plazas different rates were charged depending on the area of exploitation. The women paid 250 soles for the ‘use of the plaza’ and 200 for their ‘income’. He said Chino was the leader of the plazas in Santa Anita, Ade and other districts of eastern Lima and that he coordinated the killings with Armando.
victims. Two Ecuadorian women were murdered for refusing to pay. Photo: MixLR
The witness testified that ‘Los Gallegos’ used 40 ‘small soldiers’ to control 307 women.
Armando calculated the profits in Peru and gave a percentage to Nino Guerrero, head of the ‘Aragua Train’.
Police training
According to former anti-trafficking leader Jorge Mejia, members of these transnational gangs are bloodthirsty. They usually enter Peru with a criminal record and false documents in their home country. “The investigative capabilities of the Peruvian police need to be enhanced by bringing in agents, as they have done in the past. FBI.
“The New School of Crime”
approach. Ruben Vargas C., former Minister of the Interior
The current insecurity crisis in Peru is a result of not only the institutional weakness of the internal sector and the national government, but also the infiltration of transnational criminal organizations involved in extortion, contract killings, and human trafficking. Sexual exploitation and smuggling.
Also linked to the production and marketing of drugs like Red Command due to the penetration of South America’s largest criminal network.
These criminal organizations have created a ‘new school of crime’, bringing systematic and extreme forms of violence that translate into territorial control. This is how they extort money from everyone in the territories they control.
Likewise, they control human trafficking and illegal drug trafficking. These criminal structures thrive on this logic of territorial control In Piura, Chiclayo, Trujillo Now in the capital with a strong presence in San Juan de Luricancho, San Martin de Porres, Linz, Santa Anita and Aet. Following this trend, it is very possible that in 2024 they will control Galla as well. In the northeast we see a marked advance of the Red Command.
While organized crime thrives in cities and cocoa-producing regions, without a clear strategy to stem the progression of these criminal structures, the government falters on security.
Key
He Authorized person A detention hearing against four new members of ‘Los Gallegos’ caught in San Juan de Miraflores a few days ago was adjourned today. They have been charged with alleged extortion.
Reveals the tax file
Before the double murder in Girona Zepita, victims of sexual exploitation received serious threats to associate themselves with ‘Los Gallegos’.
The keenly skilled collaborator gave details of who ordered the murder and who were the main authors of the same crime.
