About $ 100,000 had been swindled and were being administered to purchase vehicles, the Cicpc said.
By: Agencies
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Officials from the Caña de Azúcar Municipal Delegation, in the Mariño Briceño Iragorry and Santiago Mariño municipalities, Aragua state, apprehended six people who were engaged in the scam.
The detainees were identified as Viviana Andreína Prieto Salas (40), Juan Pablo Prieto Salas (39), Andry Carolina Carta Muñoz (30), Jorge Alberto Camacho Salas (42), Yasmina Coromoto Salas Manrique (60) and Óscar Enrique Flores López ( 35), who – according to the scientific police – are part of a criminal gang dedicated to capturing people who are interested in buying dollars.
“Once they finished with the negotiation and verified in their bank accounts the deposit made by the victims, they blocked and cut off all types of communication with the victims, thus affecting their economic assets, which exceeds 100,000 dollars and were managed in the purchase of vehicles, “explained the Cicpc.
A Chevrolet Epica vehicle, AH965BG plates, a Jeep Cherokee, AE752NM plates, a Toyota Corolla, AEN21A plates, a Toyota Corolla, AE314EV plates, a Dodge D-100, A26AN6L plates, and five cell phones were seized.
The case was referred to the Fifth Prosecutor’s Office of the Aragua State Judicial District.
