Captured member of the «drunk command» in El Tigre, Anzoátegui

The authorities have managed to capture one of the members of the criminal gang known as «Drunk Command», which is dedicated to stealing liquor bottles in the city of El Tigre, Anzoátegui state.

The capture occurred after several videos on social networks were viralized where women are observed, burning 8 and 12 year old whiskey bottles in commercial establishments in the city. In the images you can see the modus operandi of the band, which consists of entering liquor stores and lifes and, taking advantage of an oversight of the employees, hiding the bottles in their underwear.

Thanks to the dissemination of the videos, the authorities managed to identify some of the band members and proceeded to their search. The first capture was held this week, when the Regional Police found the whereabouts of one of the suspects. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was transferred to the headquarters of the Simón Rodríguez Municipal Police and put to the order of the Public Ministry.

The authorities continue to work to find the whereabouts of the other members of the «drunk command» and urged citizens to denounce any suspicious activity related to this criminal gang.

Statements

• «We are working hard to dismantle this criminal gang and take its members before justice,» said a regional police officer.
• «We thank the citizens for their collaboration by spreading the videos that allowed us to identify the suspects,» he added.

• The authorities expect the capture of this first member of the «drunk command» to be a first step to completely dismantle the band.
• New arrests related to this case are expected in the next few days.