For this Monday, April 14, the First Declaration Hearing is scheduled against 13 people indicated by the Public Ministry (MP) in the taxi drivers Death pirates And the judge in charge of the case is Jimi Bremer.
The MP and the General Subdirectorate of Criminal Investigation of the PNC argue that there are 18 suspects, of which five continue fugitives.
Pirate taxi pilots and Two police officers They are pointed out of murder crimes, attempt murder, conspiracy for the crime of murder, aggravated robbery, theft, theft of mobile terminal equipment, conspiracy through mobile terminal equipment, plagiarism or kidnapping, fraudulent use of credit and debit cards, and illegal association.
The MP explained that the first case was identified in January 2023 and the last one in August 2024. This criminal phenomenon was recorded in the department of Guatemala and is related to pirate taxi pilots.
These captured their victims in canteens and expenditures of alcoholic beverages. When people were drunk, they were approaching them, they were invited to consume more alcoholic beverages and, when they gained their trust, they offered to take them to their residences, the police said.
The investigations revealed that the pilots They adulterated drinks To leave their victims unconscious, strip them of their belongings and use their bank cards to make purchases. Subsequently, they abandoned people on public roads.
“They unfortunately died intoxicated, not receiving medical care,” adds the police report.
At least 40 criminal acts are attributed to this structure, of which 23 resulted in deaths.
In addition, the authorities indicated that to commit the crimes they used at least 19 vehicles that operated as pirate taxis.
Robberies for until q40 thousand
María José Mansilla, spokeswoman of the MP, reported that this structure also operated in service stations. One of the members carried a point of sale (POS) device with which they made fraudulent purchases for amounts between Q10 thousand and Q40 thousand.
The PNC and the MP reported that the detainees are:
- Juan Bautista Roblero Ovalle
- GEMMER JUANITO ROBLERO DELGADO
- Cristian Mauricio Barillas
- Wilder Augusto Roblero Delgado
- Jairo Barillas
- Marlon Alexander Pérez Hernández
- Andrés Joj Yac
- Elmer Antonio Godoy Lemus
- Miguel Ángel Choctiul
- Joshua David López Pérez
- Édgar Rolando Xiloj Elías
- Gilda Maritriny Medrano Barillas (PNC agent)
- Milton Alaín León Chuc (PNC agent)
The investigations of the Prosecutor’s Office of Crimes against Life and Integrity of the MP people detailed that the role played by two police officers in the band was to prevent them from identifying the alleged criminals and carrying out operations in the nightclubs where the victims were.
“We began to perform night operations next to the PNC. When we placed the suspects, they made a call and, minutes later, a police officer arrived,” said the MP.
It was Gilda Maritriny Medrano Barillas, PNC agent with identification number 57717-P.
“The woman is familiar to two members of the criminal group. When she recognized the subjects who were led in the taxis, she reached the place and tried to prevent them from being identified,” said the prosecutor.
Medrano Barillas tried to avoid that his brothers, Jairo Barillas, aka pirate, and Cristian Mauricio Barillas, were identified by other PNC agents. The agent and her two brothers were arrested on March 2.
Meanwhile, Milton Alaín León Chuc possibly had links with employees and bars owners, who were responsible for making fraudulent transactions with the credit and debit cards of the victims.
The MP indicated that León Chuc allegedly did surveillance work and set up operations when people left the bars.
He added that, if the agent detected that the drivers were drunk, he demanded money in exchange for not capturing them.