Federals offer reward for information to capture “Wasa”

Federal authorities have offered a $ 25,000 reward for information that helps capture the fugitive Carlos Cotto Cruz, alias “Wasa.”

The award was given by the Federal Agency for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in English).

In addition to being a fugitive from the federal court in 2019 for violating probation conditions in a case of arms and drug trafficking, Cotto Cruz was recently charged with criminal charges in the state sphere.

Cotto Cruz is one of seven men against whom a judge has been arrested this week for the double murder recorded on December 4 in San Lorenzo, where two other people were injured.

Against the seven subjects, the prosecution filed 105 complaints, for which a global guarantee of 17,850,000 dollars was imposed.

“In collaboration with the federal authorities, we are seeking the cooperation of the people of Puerto Rico to arrest this subject, who is allegedly armed and dangerous,” said Alexis Torres, the designated secretary of the Department of Public Safety.

“We ask anyone who has information to help us reach the suspect, to inform us in confidence,” he added.

Meanwhile, police commissioner Antonio López Figueroa said the 33-year-old fugitive was described as a man with a white complexion, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 155 pounds with eyes and hair.

“The unification of all sectors is essential in order to be able to arrest and prosecute dangerous subjects, such as Carlos Cotto Cruz. Regardless of the information that citizens have, no matter how minimal, it can determine us to find out where they are and to contribute to the justice of victims of crime. I am confident that the Puerto Rican people will, once again, take a step forward and join the police to fight violence on our streets, “the commissioner explained.