Peru Releases Kidnapped Businessman After Police Raid in Trujillo

Peru's Defense Minister announced the release of a businessman kidnapped in Trujillo following a police operation that captured five suspects.

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Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde announced the release and confirmed that police forces detained five occupants of the vehicle used for the kidnapping. ^[1] Four people accompanying the victim were killed during the attack; their names are Farhad Andrea Monzón Lingán, Nadia Edith Urtecho Rodríguez, Luis Alberto Rojas Ramos, and Christopher Eduardo García Álvarez. ^[2] Jens Lara Tantaquilla was released on Monday after being kidnapped on the early morning of Sunday in Trujillo, Peru. ^[3] Peru's National Police announced the detention of Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias 'Jhonsson Pulpo', the leader of the criminal organization 'Los Pulpos', in Bolivia. ^[4] Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde confirmed that the kidnapped miner Jens Lara Tantaquilla is safe and that the five suspects involved in the kidnapping have been arrested. ^[5] Peru's Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde stated on 2026-08-31 that Interior Minister César Astudillo was absent from police operations in Trujillo because he had other responsibilities linked to the operation. ^[6] A detained criminal confessed to the Peruvian National Police (PNP) that miner Jens Lara Tantaquilla was sentenced to death from the start because he refused to pay extortion fees to the criminal organization Los Pulpos. ^[7] Four of the detained suspects were accused of dressing in tactical clothing to simulate a police intervention on Avenida Húsares de Junín. ^[8]

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Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde announced the release and confirmed that police forces detained five occupants of the vehicle used for the kidnapping. · Gestión

Four people accompanying the victim were killed during the attack; their names are Farhad Andrea Monzón Lingán, Nadia Edith Urtecho Rodríguez, Luis Alberto Rojas Ramos, and Christopher Eduardo García Álvarez. · Gestión

Jens Lara Tantaquilla was released on Monday after being kidnapped on the early morning of Sunday in Trujillo, Peru. · Gestión

Peru's National Police announced the detention of Jhonsson Smit Cruz Torres, alias 'Jhonsson Pulpo', the leader of the criminal organization 'Los Pulpos', in Bolivia. · RPP

Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde confirmed that the kidnapped miner Jens Lara Tantaquilla is safe and that the five suspects involved in the kidnapping have been arrested. · RPP

Peru's Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde stated on 2026-08-31 that Interior Minister César Astudillo was absent from police operations in Trujillo because he had other responsibilities linked to the operation. · RPP

A detained criminal confessed to the Peruvian National Police (PNP) that miner Jens Lara Tantaquilla was sentenced to death from the start because he refused to pay extortion fees to the criminal organization Los Pulpos. · RPP

Four of the detained suspects were accused of dressing in tactical clothing to simulate a police intervention on Avenida Húsares de Junín. · Gestión

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