# Peruvian miner Jenns Lara released after family negotiates ransom payment with Los Pulpos

Peruvian mining executive Jenns Lara was released after his family negotiated a ransom payment with the Los Pulpos criminal organization.

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Mining executive Jenns Lara Tantaquilla was released alive after being held captive for nearly 34 hours following a kidnapping in Trujillo, Peru. [^1]

The criminal organization Los Pulpos kidnapped Lara Tantaquilla during a violent attack that resulted in the deaths of four people, including his security personnel. [^2]

Peru's National Police (PNP) confirmed that five individuals captured in response to the kidnapping of entrepreneur Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla and the murder of his four companions on August 30 had criminal records. [^3]

Five suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping, including Frank Junior Quesada Cruz, Julio Zavaleta Quesada, César Iván García Rivera, Ángel Fabricio Bocanegra Linares, and José Miguel Cherrepe Dávila. [^4]

Peruvian National Police Commander Óscar Arriola confirmed that Lara Tantaquilla was found uninjured near the Huanchaco area of Trujillo. [^5]

General Ricardo Espinoza indicated that four of the detained individuals participated directly in the kidnapping and murder on the morning of August 30, while the suspect detained in Chepén was part of the coordination efforts. [^6]

General Ricardo Espinoza, head of the La Libertad Police Region, stated that four suspects were captured in the district of El Porvenir and the fifth was detained in the province of Chepén. [^7]

Julio Zavaleta Quezada, alias Juliacho, a 19-year-old suspect, was contacted by Oscar Cruz Basilio, a leader of the Los Pulpos organization, to lead the kidnapping of Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Mining executive Jenns Lara Tantaquilla was released alive after being held captive for nearly 34 hours following a kidnapping in Trujillo, Peru. (elcomercio.pe, News)
2. The criminal organization Los Pulpos kidnapped Lara Tantaquilla during a violent attack that resulted in the deaths of four people, including his security personnel. (elcomercio.pe, News)
3. Peru's National Police (PNP) confirmed that five individuals captured in response to the kidnapping of entrepreneur Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla and the murder of his four companions on August 30 had criminal records. (Agencia Andina, News)
4. Five suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping, including Frank Junior Quesada Cruz, Julio Zavaleta Quesada, César Iván García Rivera, Ángel Fabricio Bocanegra Linares, and José Miguel Cherrepe Dávila. (elcomercio.pe, News)
5. Peruvian National Police Commander Óscar Arriola confirmed that Lara Tantaquilla was found uninjured near the Huanchaco area of Trujillo. (elcomercio.pe, News)
6. General Ricardo Espinoza indicated that four of the detained individuals participated directly in the kidnapping and murder on the morning of August 30, while the suspect detained in Chepén was part of the coordination efforts. (Agencia Andina, News)
7. General Ricardo Espinoza, head of the La Libertad Police Region, stated that four suspects were captured in the district of El Porvenir and the fifth was detained in the province of Chepén. (Agencia Andina, News)
8. Julio Zavaleta Quezada, alias Juliacho, a 19-year-old suspect, was contacted by Oscar Cruz Basilio, a leader of the Los Pulpos organization, to lead the kidnapping of Jenss Marty Lara Tantaquilla. (Agencia Andina, News)

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