Masked and armed men assaulted a group of young people who were staying in a villa in Casa de Campo, La Romana in the early hours of Friday, 6 July 2018 morning. Jewelry and cash were stolen from the home of 51-year old Ricardo Zapata, at Villa Catalina 10.
During the assault, one of the robbers warned, “Nothing will happen to you, we only came to rob the rich”.
Two months ago, Puerto Rican presenter and comedian Raymond Arrieta and his family were also attacked and robbed in Casa de Campo and in September last year, Eudo Enrique Carruyo Perozo, the Venezuelan son of the former vice president of finance of the Venezuelan Petroleum company, Eudomario Carruyo was threatened together with his wife and they were forced to open the safe and the robbers made off with US$400,000 and 12 expensive watches. The thieves also took a wallet with US$8,500 in cash, two wedding rings, an engagement ring, two gold necklaces, a gold bracelet, a box of cufflinks and a checkbook.
The Police say there several suspects have been arrested in the case.
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Diario Libre
Al Momento
10 July 2018
