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Venezuelan police have dismantled the criminal gang that allegedly badaulted 126 Cuban doctors last Sunday in Ciudad Caribia, near the capital, according to officials of the Bolivarian National Police. They arrested five people allegedly responsible for the badault. The amount of the flight, estimated at the initial request of $ 152,000 and 30,000 pesos, was reevaluated by $ 16,000, which unleashed the suspicions of many Venezuelans. In this country, which is experiencing the worst hyperinflation in its history, there is a strong exchange control and obtaining dollars is a privilege.
# 9Jul | After investigations on the FAES 5 citizens involved in the theft of Cuban doctors in Ciudad Caribia on June 30 this year were apprehended. pic.twitter.com/GY6oMp4nNu
– VISIPOL (@Visipol_MIJP) 9 July 2018
Authorities explained that they managed to find the alleged criminals following the mobile phone signal stolen from doctors A first mobile phone was recovered in the parish of La Vega, on the outskirts of Caracas. After that, the troops carried out several operations, located other mobile phones belonging to the doctors and captured the alleged thieves
The detainees were identified as Yirbe José Saavedra Segobia, 20 years old; Carlos Arquímedes Carvajal Silva, 41 years old; Martin Alejandro Freites Chourio, 21 years old; Yervin Alberto García, 17 years old and Vanessa Alejandra Velázquez Marín, 21 years old.
Velázquez Marín was identified as the alleged leader of the gang and intellectual author of the robbery. The woman, who lived in Ciudad Caribia, had studied and was aware of the movements of the delegation of Cuban doctors, who used the facilities of the Housing Mission to stay temporarily before being rehoused in the various Venezuelan states [19659008] the Bolivarian National Police, which was used to transfer equipment and stole money to Cuban doctors. (PNB) “/>
The woman hid the money until she could remove her from her residence in three vehicles, which he presumably bought with the stolen currency. Vehicles, a Daewo Sky, plate DH368T; two Chevrolet Chevettes, AF473JK plates, AAV52T and an Outlook motorcycle, black color with plate AA0I87T were confiscated, as well as 23 phones, three laptops and $ 5,441.
Special Forces are units of the Bolivarian National Police. created amid political protests of the year 2017. According to the government of Nicolás Maduro, its raison d'être is to fight "crime and terrorism."
In Venezuela, it is estimated that about 30,000 health professionals work in Cuba under a collaboration agreement signed by Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro at the beginning of the century. In exchange for thousands of Cuban professionals, Caracas subsidizes oil sent to the island and made a series of investments in Cuban infrastructure and industries.
Many Cuban doctors and other health professionals take advantage of their travels abroad to purchase household appliances, computer equipment and other resources with a loss of money. Island or are sold at a high price in the national network of retail stores.
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