Every day the 32 units of the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) approach people to present different security recommendations through prevention activities informing train so far in 2022 to 8,133 people.
The main objective with these activities is that the inhabitants intensify the mechanisms of personal protection and know the steps they must follow in case of being victims of the crimes of kidnapping and extortion.
Through the 447 lectures by staff of prevention, 129 activities of accompaniment in different business events, traders, schools and cultural activities, 349 checkpoints, 303 talks on regional stations, 136 872 brochures distributed, 2 286 activities of the Plan Presencia, 233 information stands and 10 016 installations of posters, this group has provided detailed information of the modalities used by the criminals to turn produce victims of kidnapping and extortion, therefore, they explain that line 147 is enabled throughout the country so that inhabitants report in a timely manner.
The main topics that the men of Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) cover in these prevention activities are the extortions in prison and classic extortions that are carried out through different modalities:
The in prison modality uses the following modus operandi:
- Uncle-Uncle (through phone calls).
- False packages mailing (calls and social networks).
- False service: (phone calls).
- Impersonation of authority (calls and text messages).
- Impersonation of subversive groups (calls and text messages).
- Sexual content pages: (social networks, text messages, internet pages and calls).
As for classical extortion, the M. O.'s are:
- Return of goods (personal, pamphlets, calls, text messages and WhatsApp).
- Intimate information (personal, calls, text messages and WhatsApp).
- Organized armed groups (personnel, pamphlets, calls, text messages and WhatsApp).
- Digital media (social networks, mass emails, text messages and hijacking of social network accounts).
Throughout the national territory, the Military Gaula (Anti-Extortion and Anti-Kidnapping Group) provide people with all the prevention measures that are necessary to prevent and reduce the number of victims of the criminals who perpetrate kidnapping and extortion, within the framework of the campaign #YoNoPagoYoDenuncio.
Source: Military Gaula
