(16 Aug 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Escondido, California – 8 July 2019
1. STILL of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – 16 August 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Gianfranco Torres-Navarro is a reputed Peruvian gang leader. He was arrested this week in upstate New York by US immigration authorities. He had been in the country illegally for about three months, and after Peru issued a warrant for his arrest, an international warrant, U.S. immigration authorities initiated the process of arresting him, and ultimately, that could lead to his removal and being sent back to Peru."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Del Rio, Texas – 24 September 2021
3. STILLof U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle rides on a dirt road near the Del Rio International Bridge
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – 16 August 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Torres-Navarro is suspected in 23 killings in his home country of Peru. He was arrested in Endicott, New York, which is west of Binghamton, near the New York Pennsylvania border."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: New York – 27 October 2017
5. STILL of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at John F. Kennedy International Airport
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – 16 August 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"His girlfriend, who is described as a top lieutenant in his gang, "Los Killers," was also arrested and detained."
++BLACK FRAMES++
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"According to U.S. immigration authorities, Torres-Navarro entered the US illegally through the Texas Mexico border on May 16th."
++BLACK FRAMES++
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"He was initially arrested and detained, but was then released and given a notice to appear at immigration proceedings."
++BLACK FRAMES++
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Peru’s justice system issued an international arrest warrant for Torres Navarro and his partner Mishelle Sol Ivanna Ortíz Ubillús on July 3rd."
++BLACK FRAMES++
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"U.S. authorities arrested him this week after receiving information about the Peruvian warrant on July 8th."
++BLACK FRAMES++
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Torres-Navarro is considered a highly dangerous criminal responsible for 23 murders."
++BLACK FRAMES++
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Peruvian authorities have made several attempts to arrest and incarcerate Torres-Navarro over the years. In 2019, he was sentenced to ten years in prison, but at the time he was on the run and authorities were not able to capture him and put him in prison."
++BLACK FRAMES++
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Finally, in 2021, he was arrested, but he was acquitted on those charges and released last December. That’s when authorities in Peru say the violence inflicted by "Los Killers" intensified."
++BLACK FRAMES++
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"After that, according to Peruvian authorities, Torres-Navarro and his girlfriend fled the country."
++BLACK FRAMES++
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
"Torres-Navarro is in Buffalo. His girlfriend is at a detention facility in Pennsylvania."
++BLACK FRAMES++
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f0756d3b24c5439cab699ca3ee307d38
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in August 21, 2024, 6:04 pm.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
