The Office of Attorney General and the Traffic and Transportation office of the National Police (Dirección de Tránsito y Transporte de la Policía Nacional) arrested 10 people who were accused of falsifying traffic documents, reporting accidents that did not happened as well as receiving payments related to the vehicles destruction and recycling process ‘chatarrización’. Among the detainees there are 8 public servants.
As a result of two years of investigations, 98 illegal process concerning vehicle destruction and recycling process (trailer-trucks) were discovered and a criminal organization that allegedly permeated traffic institutions and received a payment of $6.800.000.000 would be involved.
The Office of Attorney General and the Traffic and Transportation office of the National Police (Dirección de Tránsito y Transporte de la Policía Nacional) in a joint work, gathered evidence, verified and made a meticulous graphological analysis until they managed to identify the alleged members of the organization linked to the millionaire fraud and revealed the criminal scheme operating in 11 municipalities of the country.