Los Pulpos, the gang of four brothers who spread terror in Peru and Chile
The criminal organization kidnaps, extorts and murders. Now, some of its members have been photographed sharing a sauna with police officers
In 2022, the body of a businessman — the owner of a car wash — was found buried on Las Delicias beach in Trujillo, a major city north of Lima. Criminals dressed as police officers kidnapped him from his business, held him captive for five months, collected a ransom of 120,000 Peruvian soles ($32,432) and then murdered him. The victim, 75-year-old Manuel Rodríguez Cruzado, the father of a former local mayor, was buried with his ears cut off. His hands were tied up and he had a rag stuffed in his mouth.
