Trujillo Kidnapping: Peru Police Free Mining Businessman, Arrest Five
PERU · TRUJILLO KIDNAPPING Update: This article follows our coverage of the 30 August Trujillo attack, when businessman Jens Lara Tantaquilla was still missing. He has since been freed. Key Facts —The rescue: Police freed mining businessman Jenss Lara Tantaquilla, kidnapped in the Trujillo kidnapping that left four people dead on Sunday, in an operation […] The post Trujillo Kidnapping: Peru…
Peru's National Police rescued mining businessman Jenss Lara Tantaquilla after his kidnapping in the city of Trujillo, which left four people dead. The operation, conducted north of the city, resulted in the capture of five alleged members of the "Los Pulpos" gang. The police chief, Óscar Arriola, announced Lara Tantaquilla's release, but said that investigations into whether a ransom was paid are ongoing.
The kidnapping and subsequent rescue have sparked political debate in Peru, with the Renovación Popular caucus demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Óscar Arriola and a bill in Congress that would allow President Keiko Fujimori to dismiss him early.
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