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Human bones found in the jungle after Peru police broke up a gang suspected of killing people and selling their fat to cosmetic makers - Source: Reuters
Peruvian police said they had broken up a gang that allegedly
killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to
make cosmetics.
Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and
trafficking in human fat.
The group stored the fat it collected in used soda and water
bottles, which police showed reporters.
"We have people detained who have declared and stated how they
murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in
rudimentary labs and sell it," said Police Commander Angel
Toldeo.
In addition to those taken into custody, police said they were
searching for others who bought fat from the gang or might have
worked with it.
Remains from some of the victims were found at a rural house in the
region of Huanuco where the group worked, according police
video.
Police said they were investigating 60 disappearances in the area
that might be linked to the gang.
The investigation started this month after police heard about a
shipment of fat that arrived in Lima by bus from Peru's
mountains.
