Overview
- Agents from Grupo Terna of the Escuadrón Verde detained two 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old in flagrante at an apartment on Prolongación Lucanas 663 after surveillance of their setup.
- The group, dubbed “Los Carroñeros del Tinder,” used fake female profiles to arrange dates on Tinder, then robbed victims at the meeting spot or nearby using the neck-grab “cogoteo” tactic.
- Investigators seized the phone used to coordinate the assault along with WhatsApp and Tinder messages that police say confirm the ruse, though the detainees deny the accusations.
- The suspects were identified as José Ayaucan Saldarriaga and Michael Cori Cavero, both 18, plus a 17-year-old whose initials were withheld, and they were transferred to Depincri La Victoria for investigative steps.
- Police urged dating-app users to avoid meeting in unknown locations and to take precautions when arranging first-time encounters with strangers.