San Martín de Porres: PNP seizes 20 kilos of marijuana from drug trafficking gang

A criminal gang had 20 kilos of marijuana in their possession. The Peruvian National Police (PNP) captured this gang that had been following it from the mountain range of Huamachuco to the crossroads of San Germán Avenue with Universitaria in the district of San Martín de Porres, since that's where they were captured.

The vehicle had three people inside and five heavy packages. When people got out of the vehicle and carried the briefcases and that's when the PNP intervenes. The people are in custody in the Mi Peru police station.

One of the detainees refused to respond, but one of the women involved mentioned that she had nothing to do with the event.

“I'm not to blame for anything, they took me by taxi from Plaza Norte and now I'm stopped, they wanted to go from Plaza Norte to José Aranda's location 35, they took me, it was my first race and I didn't know they had drugs, that's all I know,” he replied.

In addition, one of the criminals stressed that he does not know her.

The reporter for Good Morning Peru pointed out that each of these packages on average was valued at 3,000 soles and that they had a total of about 15,000 soles, which is what it costs people to buy it, but in Callao and other districts of Lima the price varies.

IN PIURA DRUGS WERE SOLD TO MINORS AT A CLANDESTINE PARTY

In Piura, crime has reached its highest point, as a clandestine party involved the illegal sale of drugs and narcotics to attendees and including some who were minors, this was discovered by members of the terna group of the Peruvian National Police (PNP).

After acknowledging the fact, the Provincial Municipality of Piura, announced that through the search for control actions are being taken that could conclude in the final closure of these premises, events that would be distributed in the various districts of the Piurana region.

The mayor of Piura, Juan José Díaz, hopes that the Central Government will declare the region in a state of emergency due to crime, so that support the PNP in restoring order in the streets.

“We will be back at the Government Palace and what we are saying that this request for soldiers to take to the streets has been very well received by both the premier and the president. Pedro Castillo”, he said.

Diaz regretted that the Minister of Defense, José Gavidia, did not approve this proposal.

“The Minister of Defense is the prime minister who gives good results from the joint actions being carried out by the Armed Forces with the Police in Lima and Callao; that is, he defends this measure for the capital and yet he does not agree that this measure should be applied in the regions, whereas in Piura we are unfortunately also in Piura being victims of a series of organized armed gangs,” he said.

He added that the 7 parliamentarians of Piura agree with this measure. “With this request that we are making, we have the formal support that has been expressed in a letter from the seven congressmen from Piura from the different benches addressed to the premier, the Minister of the Interior and the President of the Republic,” he concluded.

The Municipality proposes that the state of emergency in Lima and Callao should last approximately three months so that soldiers can be on the streets, while the PNP motorcycles and patrol cars that are in poor condition are recovered.

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