The National Police reported through a press conference that the investigations into the abduction and murder of Richard Bolívar Santana, who was found dead on a farm in the municipality of Villa Altagracia, are progressing.
The agency said several members of an alleged criminal gang had already been arrested, from which several firearms of various calibers, vehicles and other effects were confiscated.
According to police spokesman Colonel Miguel Balbuena Álvarez, the group is dedicated to kidnapping, hitting and killing narcotics and is being investigated because they are responsible for keeping Bolivar Santana in captivity and then for killing.
Five people were arrested for the incident: Rafael Ricardo Espinal, Contreras España (Ramón), Daniela de los Santos, Gabriel Elías Lesta Reyes and Armando Soto Hernández, while six others remain at large.
Gabriel Elías was identified by video analysis as one of the material actors of the kidnapping.
Armando Soto is the administrator of the farm where the body was found.
Spain (a) Ramón, according to the police, is in charge of guarding and supervising the Cabrilla 20 farm, located in Pedro Brand. The man allegedly admitted that on Thursday, December 10, 2020, as on other occasions, the criminal group arrived with the victim and her companion.
Rafael Ricardo, after being arrested, confiscated two pistols, both undocumented, a jeep and an army sergeant card in his name, probably forged.
Victim
The deceased disappeared on December 10 last year. According to authorities, it was established that the gang kidnapped him to force Santana Santos to hand over an unspecified large amount of drugs and cash.
On Thursday, January 7, members of DICRIM and the Canine Unit, in the company of the Public Ministry, moved to a farm located at Km 40 of the Duarte highway, Villa Altagracia, guided by Armando Soto Hernández, in whose wooded area A excavation in which a corpse was unearthed that could be established to correspond to Richard Bolívar Santana Santos.