Patricio Arce, the footballer of the César Vallejo club who would be part of a dangerous gang of extortionists and murderers

It is often said that football is a means by which countless children living in precarious conditions manage to get ahead and forge a better future, both for their lives and those of their families. However, not everyone manages to get out of the obscurities that usually exist constantly and lose their way. Some even re-offend, in what would be a problem to deal with in the bud. This is the case of Patricio Salvatore Arce Cambana, a professional footballer who was arrested by the National Police when he was accused as a mastermind of a homicide.

The event happened last Saturday, March 19, when the 29-year-old was concentrating with the rest of his teammates from the Universidad César Vallejo club at the hotel 'El Paraiso', located in the city of Trujillo, prior to the match against Alianza Atlético de Sullana for Ligue 1. This capture was due to the order of the Fourth Transitional Preparatory Investigation Court, which on March 1st established the preliminary arrest of the popular 'Duck'.

He himself would be the leader of the criminal gang “Los Baturris de la Perla Baja”, which is dedicated to collecting quotas in construction and sanitation works in the constitutional province of Callao. But the factor for which he is accused is that he is the mastermind of the attempted murder against Piero Javier Robles Gervasi (22), a combi collector.

However, he was not the only one arrested, as they also managed to capture Omar Agurto Márquez (28) and Lender Torres Castro (26), alleged allies of the 'Duck'. The first would have been the performer of the shots, while the second would be the driver of the motorcycle with which they escaped.

POLICE RECORD

It should be noted that this is not the first time that Patricio Arce has been involved in these matters. In 2011, when he started playing football in the Sport Boys reserve, he was arrested for participating in an attempted homicide. It was known as 'Nicola'. On July 31 of that year he went to the club 'La Ley' with his friends' Calo 'and' Airton 'and, after a fight with some local attendees, they chased their opponents. 'Calo' shot a minor in the shoulder and also a man named Jean Hernando Díaz with a bullet in the chest.

Another case happened in January 2021. Days after his signing for Carlos A. Mannucci was announced, he was shot in a shooting in Callao. On that occasion, Arce was in a park in the port 'chalaco' training some young people, when suddenly a vehicle appeared and they were gunned down at point-blank range, according to research carried out. In fact, one of the victims was a 16-year-old boy from the Cantolao Academy, who lost his life that day. For his part, Patricio had to be hospitalized because he received three bullets distributed in his chest, shoulder and leg. His case did not reach adults and he was able to recover after that fateful event.

However, on another occasion but in the same place, the former player from Melgar de Arequipa was intervened again in March of that same year. This time, the Bellavista police tried to stop him after shooting at third-rate NCO Tony Ramos and another one, but Patricio escaped. This event did not lead to greater consequences, but its name was increasingly recognized by police officers, who already had it under the scrutiny.

TRANSFER TO LIMA

So soon, the player has recently been transferred to Lima from Trujillo and will be jailed for seven days in the Criminal Investigation Department (Depincri) Bellavista, Callao. This while carrying out the corresponding inquiries.

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