National Police officers have arrested a 46-year-old woman in a town within the Alicante province who was wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by Peru. The woman faces a potential eight-year prison sentence in her home country for an alleged fraud offence.
The events date back to 2019 in Peru, when a victim contacted a construction engineering firm after learning that a fleet of vehicles was being sold. The victim expressed an interest in an industrial vehicle and paid a deposit of 55,000 American dollars. A purchase contract was subsequently formalised under the name of the company’s representative, who is the woman recently detained, according to a statement from the National Police.
The following day, the buyer visited the registered tax address of the company, where she was informed that the vehicle had to be transported from another city. During this visit, she met with the company representative, who instructed her to return on a different day.
However, before leaving the premises, the victim witnessed another person arriving to claim the delivery of a different vehicle they had also purchased. It was at this moment that the victim realised the entire operation was a scam.
She subsequently visited the banking institution, where staff informed her that four cash withdrawals had already been made from the account where she had deposited her security deposit. The bank also confirmed that the representative she had met at the firm was the individual who had made the final withdrawal, which amounted to 14,900 dollars.
Following the suspect’s flight from Peru, the Peruvian authorities issued an international arrest warrant. Judicial police officers from the Alicante Provincial Police Station later established that the fugitive was residing in a town in the Alicante area.
Officers successfully located and arrested the suspect, who has since been placed at the disposal of the investigating duty court in Alicante. The proceedings have also been reported to the Central Court of First Instance, which handles extradition and international warrant cases.
