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"Los Comelones" Gang Busted
Two members of a gang known as
"Los comelones" spent Friday
night in jail, as the Organismo
de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
was able to detain them. More
than 40 robberies of luxury
homes in the Guanacaste region
is attributed to the gang.
The OIJ said that the gang
targets luxury homes,
condominiums and hotels in the
region and apart from committing
robberies, the gang always took
time to eat something before
leaving.
"Los Comelones" (a comelon is
someone who eats too much) has
been active in the areas of
Liberia, Santa Curz, Nicoua and
Nandayure.
The Fuerza Pública (police) has
been on the heels of the gang
for some time and Thursday were
able to apprehend two of the
members, while two others
believed to be part of the group
are being sought by police.
Police say that the two men
apprehended, identified by their
last names Sánchez and Torres,
where surprised by the owner of
the house during the robbery, a
North American man whom the
police did not disclose
identity. One of the robbers was
hurt in the confrontation.
Authorities say that the act of
sitting down to a meal before
leaving the home they were
robbing was a manifestation of
power.
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