An investigation now underway in the National Police disputes the claim that officers who benefited from vehicles that had been recovered after having been reported stolen acted in “good faith,” as Police Chief Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez has used to excuse the irregularity. Diario Libre reports today that an analysis carried out by the NP’s chemical engineers shows that sophisticated methods were used to attempt erase the vehicles’ chassis numbers. Police inspector Jose Luis Dominguez confirmed that they have analyzed 58 vehicles of the 118 vehicles that were returned to date. In 36 cases, the experts have not been able to determine the chassis numbers, causing the NP to request the assistance of the FBI, according to a report in El Caribe.
Alicia Ortega of El Caribe multimedia reports that agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations have been collaborating in the investigation that was requested by the local chamber of insurance companies.
The police have not released the names of the officers that returned vehicles, despite several requests made by the press.