Los Pulpos, the gang of four brothers who spread terror in Peru and Chile
The criminal organization kidnaps, extorts and murders. Now, some of its members have been photographed sharing a sauna with police officers
RENZO GÓMEZ VEGA
Lima - FEB 24, 2025 - 16:32 CET
The mutilation of ears and fingers is one of the most common practices of Los Pulpos (“The Octopuses”), a criminal organization dedicated to robbery, extortion and murder since the 1990s. It’s a family gang, led by four brothers, which emerged in the Cruz Verde shantytown in the province of Trujillo. Data from 2017 reveals that half of the population in the district of El Porvenir where the shantytown is located lives in poverty.
