Rescue of a young 18-year-old missionary from a network of traffickers in Peru

It was within the framework of cooperation between Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. The girl had been captured through social networks. They also saved a 14-year-old boy from Salta, Bolivia.

As part of the international cooperation promoted by the Ministry of Security by Patricia Bullrich, a young missionary was saved in Peru from a network of traffickers.

The case was triggered after Posadas Court of First Instance had received the complaint from the family of an 18-year-old missionary who had been arrested by a traffic control organization. through social networks.

This procedure took place in the Republic of Peru after a coordinated work between the personnel of the force commanded by Gerardo Otero and the Peruvian police.

As a result of this joint investigation, they managed to locate the victim in the town of Parcona, 308 kilometers from Lima, Peru.

Yesterday, the missionary citizen was received and placed in custody by the gendarmerie and by members of the program of rescue and accompaniment of the victims of the trade.

"Regional work is fundamental to fighting transnational crime and delivering tangible results, and we will continue to do so by strengthening cooperation and criminal intelligence," said Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who said dictated the policies to the security secretariat headed by Eugenio Burzaco.

They also saved a young woman from Salta from another trafficking network in Bolivia

A 14 year old girl from Salta officially entered the country today before the authorities and was put under surveillance. His mother had lodged a complaint on 4 December 2018 in Salta because of his disappearance.

After learning that apparently the child had been transferred to Bolivia, the prosecutor's office of Cerrillos (Salta) requested the intervention of the AMERIPOL unit and the national gendarmerie liaison office in the neighboring country.

The prosecution case is advanced. On January 30, the Bolivian National Police managed to find the address where the found-out child was found, next to three legal-age citizens who were arrested.

Both rescues were managed by AMERIPOL's liaison offices in both countries.