The events date back to late last year when the victim hired services from an entertainment establishment in Santa Lucía de Tirajana. Although the encounter did not take place, he soon began receiving intimidating calls from individuals demanding money under the guise of alleged logistics and VIP service reservation costs.
Fearing the threats, the victim agreed to make three transfers via a well-known instant payment platform, totaling 900 euros. However, the demands did not cease, and the investigated individuals increased pressure, later demanding another 1,500 euros.
To break the victim's will, the investigated parties sent messages via instant messaging applications including a photograph of a firearm and explicit threats to visit his home if the demanded payment was not made immediately. These actions caused the victim significant anxiety and concern for his personal safety and that of his family.
The main post of Agüimes initiated an exhaustive investigation, focusing on the analysis of available digital evidence and the financial trail of the victim's payments. Investigators identified the owners of the phone lines used for the threats.
Concurrently, the analysis of financial movements and corresponding bank inquiries led to the location of the final recipient of the funds, an individual with prior police records for similar offenses committed in other provinces, indicating a specialized criminal pattern. The speed of obtaining banking information and coordination with financial institutions were crucial in preventing the dispersal of money through accounts typically used to obscure illicit profits.
Once sufficient evidence was gathered and the three alleged perpetrators, who operated from different Spanish provinces to hinder their location, were fully identified, the Civil Guard proceeded to compile the relevant proceedings. These have been forwarded to the Investigation Section of the Court of Instance of Telde, the judicial authority handling the case.
