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Peruvian gang killing people to sell their fat, police say

Chicago Sun-Times - Sat Nov 21, 5:04 am ET

LIMA, Peru -- Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the gang may have been involved in dozens more, said Col. Jorge Mejia, chief of Peru's anti-kidnapping police ...

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Peruvian Police Break Up Murder Ring
Officer.com - Fri Nov 20, 11:33 pm ET
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics.
Peruvian Gang Killed Victims to Get Body Fat, El Comercio Says
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 20, 12:50 pm ET
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Peruvian police arrested members of a gang accused of killing people in order to harvest their body fat, El Comercio reported.
Peru's president rebukes Chile for allegedly buying off Peruvian military officer to spy
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 16, 5:49 pm ET
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Chile of assaulting Peru's sovereignty, throwing his weight behind allegations that Chile paid a Peruvian military officer to spy.
DJ Peru Group:Chile Would Lose Any Trade War If Spat Intensifies
INO News - Thu Nov 19, 4:45 pm ET
AREQUIPA (Dow Jones)--Chile would lose any trade war with Peru if a current diplomatic spat turns more serious, the president of the Peruvian Association of Exporters said Thursday.
Peru accuses gang of killing to sell human fat
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 19, 6:13 pm ET
Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Jungle gang in Peru killing people to steal their fat, selling it on black market for cosmetics
New York Daily News - Fri Nov 20, 9:21 am ET
Peruvian police have captured several members of a remote jungle gang that kills people for their fat, which they purportedly sell on the black market for use in cosmetics.
A Peruvian Black Market in Human Fat?
CBS News - Sat Nov 21, 9:00 am ET
Medical Experts Dispute Lima Police Claims That Gang Murdered Victims, Drained Fat From Bodies to Sell to Cosmetic Makers
CNN - Arrests In Human Fat Ring In Peru
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Fri Nov 20, 1:14 pm ET
Peruvian Authorities Say They Have Arrested Four Members Of A Gang That Specialized In Selling Fat Obtained From Dead Humans.
Frederick reminds 'Peruvian redneck' of homeland
WTOP Radio Washington, DC - Fri Nov 20, 8:56 am ET
Luis Perry has traveled both his native Peru and the U.S., first making bracelets, then working as a laborer, a pipefitter and now a painter. Landing on a farm in Frederick County was like returning to his roots.
DJ UPDATE: Peru Government Insists Peruvian Spy Worked For Chile
INO News - Tue Nov 17, 3:43 pm ET
(Adds comments from Peru's defense minister at a later press conference, and from Chile's president; reaction from Peru's nationalist political party; and background.)
Clinton parish celebrates feast day with sister congregations in Peru
Quad-City Times - Fri Nov 20, 6:39 pm ET
Although separated by thousands of miles, parishioners fromPrince of Peace Parish in Clinton, Iowa and the parish of La VirgenPura y Limpia in Sapillica, Peru joined together in jointcelebrations last Sunday.
Peru shocked by claim of murders to collect human fat - Feature
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 20, 11:13 pm ET
Lima - Peru was in shock over allegations that a criminal gang killed people - perhaps as many as 60 - with the motive of rendering the fat from their bodies for sale to companies that make cosmetics. Some experts have cast doubts on the horror story...
Peru Govt Insists Jailed Peruvian Spy Worked For Chile
INO News - Tue Nov 17, 10:00 am ET
LIMA (Dow Jones)--Members of President Alan Garcia's cabinet on Tuesday continued to insist that a detained Peruvian military official spied for neighboring Chile.
Peru Mining Report 2009 - New Report Published
OfficialWire - Fri Nov 20, 8:43 am ET
Peruvian mining continues to be a strong growth sector, even though 2008-2009 has been hit by job losses, related labour unrest and some mine closures, all related to the global economic downturn and falling metal prices.
Peruvian gang allegedly killed for human fat for cosmetics
USA Today - Fri Nov 20, 8:01 am ET
Police in Peru have broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people in order extract and sell their fat for use in cosmetics, according to media reports.

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