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Edwin Cueva LeonAccused of drug trafficking, he was declared dead by the National Registry of Identity and Citizenship (Reniec) in 2000, but three years later, in mid-September, he was arrested in Lima, from where he continued to traffic cocaine to the United States and Canada, according to A report released on Sunday Fourth power.
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Although he was trying to escape the agents, the operation was carried out in the Chorios area where he lives. In 2017, Cueva was arrested along with two other criminals: Colombian drug trafficker José Bolaños and Carlos McDowall, the leader of the criminal gang “Los Reyes del Puerto Shejo”, who was later shot dead. Later, the three were preparing to transport a batch of drugs.
Since then, this has become a priority target for prosecutors and anti-narcotics police. Authorities sought a 15-year prison sentence, but he was never caught. When the second millennium arrived, a sudden event overturned all actions of justice: the alias “Peluka” died, and with his death, he was no longer persecuted by justice.
He died of severe pneumonia, according to a forged death certificate certified by Carlos Medina, a surgeon specializing in infectious and tropical diseases, who confirmed to Dimanche that his signature was forged.
Cueva’s death was registered in Reniec and was not related to the circumstances surrounding the death of the anti-narcotics officer. Three years later, last July, they saw him again. The ‘ghost drug dealer’ turned up in a Victoria pub. He wore an ornate watch and a gold ring. Information provided by authorities suggested that he continued to traffic cocaine, taking comfort in his alleged death.
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