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The chat was revealed by the Police Gaula and there it is observed that the criminals address the victim by his first and last name, and then mention the name of his wife and brother-in-law.
In the extortion threat they let the merchant know that “his wife Laura is pregnant”, and they warn him that if he does not comply with the demand for money he will put at risk “the safety of them and their workers.”
“[…] I inform him that we need a collaboration of 30 million pesos, or we exploit his business in Granada, or his family and workers die. You will see ”, they say to him.
The extortionists also threaten the man by telling him that if he does not pay that money, they will retaliate “by killing one of his family or his wife,” and they tell him that if you want to know who they are, “look for information in the news of the ‘Meleanes ‘”.
As the victim, apparently, did not reply to the message, they wrote him again at around 6:10 in the afternoon with a more aggressive language, because they call him “fag”, they threaten to kill a relative and send him a photo where two grenades and a pistol are visible.
The next day, Sunday, November 15, the victim received a new message asking her to answer whether she was going to pay the extortion money or not, and that pressure was what led her to bring the case to the attention of the Police.
Police Gaula explains how they extort money from merchants in Bogotá
As explained by the commander of Gaula Bogotá, Major Adrián Eduardo Ramos, the investigation led to the capture of “two people of foreign nationality” who were dedicated to “extorting money in the towns of Kennedy and Suba.”
The officer said, according to video that published the director of the PoliceGeneral Óscar Atehortúa, that these criminals were looking for “bakeries and informal commerce” to gain trust and be able to obtain data from the victims, such as their cell phone number and the names of their closest relatives.
“They collected information and sent intimidating videos with weapons and grenades through the WhatsApp application, with the names of the victims, demanding sums of between 20 and 30 million pesos,” added the officer.
This form of extortion has become frequent in the country’s capital, and was suffered by a man who had his car and all his belongings stolen when he was working with the InDriver application, in the north of Bogotá, at the beginning of November.
The victim was sent Similar messages and photos to demand that you pay money supposedly to return the vehicle, and his case is one of many that are reported daily amid the growing wave of insecurity in the city.
However, General Atehortúa said that the capture of the two foreigners shows that the police “continue to face extortion with absolute forcefulness.”
This video shows the intimidating messages and the capture of the two alleged extortionists.
We continue to face extortion with absolute forcefulness. The @GaulaPolicia achieved in # Bogota the capture in flagrante delicto of two subjects of foreign nationality, who allegedly had been intimidating merchants in the city. #INoPagoYoDenuncio pic.twitter.com/abVkGLnZ4n
– General Oscar Atehortua D (@DirectorPolicia) December 2, 2020
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