Jhonsson Pulpo, Peru's Most Dangerous Gang Leader, Captured in Bolivia

Jhonsson Pulpo, leader of Peru's Los Pulpos gang, was captured in Bolivia after years on the run using fake identities and plastic surgery.

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Jhonsson Cruz, known as 'Jhonsson Pulpo', the leader of the criminal gang Los Pulpos, was captured in Bolivia after years of evading Peruvian authorities. ^[1] Jhonsson Pulpo faked his own death in November 2020 by registering a death certificate at his name during the COVID-19 pandemic, which temporarily stopped his pursuit by Peruvian authorities. ^[2] The 30-year-old fugitive had been evading capture by using multiple false identities and undergoing plastic surgeries to alter his appearance. ^[3] Jhonsson Cruz faked his death in November 2020 by registering a death certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since used false identities and plastic surgery to evade capture. ^[4] Peruvian police consider 'Jhonsson Pulpo' the third generation of a criminal clan that originated in Trujillo with his grandfather, Teófilo Cruz Álvarez, who died in prison in 2020. ^[5] The criminal record attributed to Jhonsson Cruz includes multiple homicides and extortions, such as the kidnapping of entrepreneurs Santos Guillermo Sánchez, Emilio Julca Huamán, Kristell Cotrina, and Robert Quezada. ^[6]

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Jhonsson Cruz, known as 'Jhonsson Pulpo', the leader of the criminal gang Los Pulpos, was captured in Bolivia after years of evading Peruvian authorities. · RPP

Jhonsson Pulpo faked his own death in November 2020 by registering a death certificate at his name during the COVID-19 pandemic, which temporarily stopped his pursuit by Peruvian authorities. · RPP

The 30-year-old fugitive had been evading capture by using multiple false identities and undergoing plastic surgeries to alter his appearance. · RPP

Jhonsson Cruz faked his death in November 2020 by registering a death certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since used false identities and plastic surgery to evade capture. · Hoy Digital

Peruvian police consider 'Jhonsson Pulpo' the third generation of a criminal clan that originated in Trujillo with his grandfather, Teófilo Cruz Álvarez, who died in prison in 2020. · Hoy Digital

The criminal record attributed to Jhonsson Cruz includes multiple homicides and extortions, such as the kidnapping of entrepreneurs Santos Guillermo Sánchez, Emilio Julca Huamán, Kristell Cotrina, and Robert Quezada. · Hoy Digital

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