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'Don't try to outsmart us': listen to audios sent to victims of extortion in a scheme organized by his brother in Paraná

Listen to audios sent to the victim of extortion in a scheme organized by his brother in Paraná The criminals who threatened to kill a family to take R$10,000 from a woman in Ponta Grossa, in Campos Gerais do Paraná, pretended to be...

'Don't try to outsmart us': listen to audios sent to victims of extortion in a scheme organized by his brother in Paraná
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She was unaware of her family member's involvement in extortion. According to police, the suspects were collecting an alleged drug debt left by the victim's deceased son.

  • To do this, they used "intimate family information" passed on by the woman's brother.
  • Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp In the audios, the criminals assured that, after payment, she "could continue in peace".

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Listen to audios sent to the victim of extortion in a scheme organized by his brother in Paraná The criminals who threatened to kill a family to take R$10,000 from a woman in Ponta Grossa, in Campos Gerais do Paraná, pretended to be members of a criminal faction to extort her. Listen to an excerpt of the threats above. During investigations, the Civil Police discovered that the mastermind of the crime is the victim's brother. She was unaware of her family member's involvement in extortion. According to police, the suspects were collecting an alleged drug debt left by the victim's deceased son. To do this, they used "intimate family information" passed on by the woman's brother. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp In the audios, the criminals assured that, after payment, she "could continue in peace". "The guarantee you will have, that you will be at peace, will be living your life. No one will talk to you anymore, nor bother you, and that's it. Just settle what you have to settle with us. You follow your path and I follow mine. I just want to receive what is ours and you remain calm with your family so nothing worse happens", threatened one of the criminals. Initially, the criminals demanded R$30,000 to avoid committing an attack on the victim's family. The situation worsened after death threats began to be directed against the victim's 6-year-old grandson. Man receives messages threatening his family, pays R$10,000 to the criminals and discovers that he was extorted by his own brother, in PR PCPR. Afraid, she took out a loan and complied with the criminals' demands, who reduced the amount to R$10,000. "Don't try to outsmart us, get involved with the police or anything, because we're very big. We have people everywhere. I've already lowered the value for you a lot. Go figure it out, I don't want to make a mess in this city either", said one of the criminals to the victim. g1 chose not to disclose the man's name so as not to identify the victim. READ ALSO: Sentence: Businessmen are ordered to pay R$6 million for deforesting indigenous land to plant transgenic soy and corn Fine of R$540,000: Farmer deforested an area of 50 football fields to make room for plantations Watch video: Health professionals bring 'July party' to the home of a cancer patient in palliative care Escape and arrest Videos show criminals who threatened to kill family to get R$10 thousand, in Paraná The victim handed the money to the criminals in a package at the gate of the house. They then fled in a car. "Terrified by the risk of his grandson being attacked, the victim ended up complying with the criminals' demands", explains police chief Luís Gustavo Timossi. With the support of security camera images and information from witnesses, the car used by the criminals was identified and it was confirmed that the men headed towards the North of Paraná. The Military Police (PM-PR) located the vehicle in a commercial establishment in the city of Imbaú, 106 kilometers away from Ponta Grossa. Two suspects were arrested red handed. Among them was the victim's brother, who was serving a sentence under electronic ankle bracelet monitoring. R$7,900 in cash were also recovered and two cell phones were seized. A technical test carried out at the police station proved that one of the devices seized was exactly the cell phone used to carry out the extortion. The second suspect confessed to the crime and confirmed to the police that the victim's brother planned the action. The brother denied having participated in the extortion and told the police that he was not at the victim's house when the money was delivered. Both had their arrests converted into preventive arrests. Investigations continue to locate the third party involved in the crime. Videos show the movement of a man who threatened to kill his own family to take R$10,000 from his sister in extortion, in Paraná Reproduction VIDEOS: Most watched on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Paraná.