The intense search continues Loan Danilo Peña, the 5-year-old boy from Corrientes who disappeared last Thursday in the Algarrobal area, a rural area of the town of 9 de Julio. In this regard, this Sunday it was learned that three adults were detained by the provincial police: these are those who would have seen the minor. Jose Penafather of the child, confirmed that One of the suspects is his brother-in-law and the other two are a friendly couple.
“Everyone was at a lunch for Saint Anthony’s Day,” he confirmed. Buenaventura Duarte, provincial Security Minister. “One of the elders said that he was with them, they peeled an orange and at one point He disappeared. He was arrested because the prosecutor found some discrepancy in the statements“said the official this Sunday in dialogue with C5N.
Furthermore, within the framework of the case, a Gesell Chamber is being held to obtain the testimony of the minors.
In the same sense, the prosecutor’s office that is looking for Loan ordered to search the houses of the three delayed. This is Danilo Peña and a couple friends who were eating in a house near where the boy was playing, according to information from the newspaper Época. In any case, the result of the raids was negative.
Likewise, the Corrientes official explained how this situation arose: “On Thursday they left three adults and six children in search of oranges to a plantation about a thousand meters from the house.” In turn, he claimed that when they returned, Loan was not with them.
“The boy disappeared between 2 and 3 p.m. An hour and a half later they called the police and A search operation was launched at 5 p.m. with the police stations in the area. Reinforcements were sent and the Governor made all ministries available. There are baqueanos who know the area,” added the provincial Security Minister.
In addition, Buenaventura Duarte said that there were approximately 600 people looking for the child. “The area was combed for almost 5 kilometers around from where he disappeared, and is not there. They worked with drones with infrared cameras and could not find him. I highlight the good will of the rural people,” concluded the official.
On the other hand, the Minister of Corrientes referred to a possible key clue for the resolution of the case. Is about a sneaker of the 5-year-old boy, found about five kilometers from where he disappeared, and which the parents recognized as that of their son. “It is a place with mud, but no lagoon. With Loan’s weight, it is not ruled out that she got into the mud and came out. There are only the boy’s footprints, not those of an adult.”Duarte said.
In the same sense, the Ministry of Security of Corrientes published a message on their social networks where they stated that “they coordinate the search for Loan Peña with the participation of more than 300 police officers and volunteer firefighters in the rakes in the rural area of the town of 9 de Julio.”
“It was made available for search latest technology droneswith night vision capacity, and sniffer dogs trained to search for people, in order to work uninterruptedly,” they added in the statement.
The Government of Corrientes also referred to the case that keeps the province on permanent alert: “To the more than 300 members of the Corrientes Police, the COE and the Firefighters, troops from the Army, the Gendarmerie and the Argentine Federal Police joined”.
This Sunday, the residents of the area called themselves to hold a demonstration asking for Loan to appear alive. People from other locations joined the claim.
After the boy’s disappearance, Justice activated the rapid emergency communication system called Sofia Alert for the case of disappearance of minors. Loan is approximately less than a meter tall, weighs 26 kilos, has a dark complexion, black hair, dark eyes and has a scar on his head.
Mariano, one of the brothers of the missing boy, declared in the last hours: “We will see where the dogs guide us to find him. It will be all right. We have to have something new.” Furthermore, she highlighted in dialogue with South American Radio: “I don’t know if they gave data or anything about it. I have to go to town now. It’s time for us to know something, for us to have some news about my brother.”
“It’s all very strange. Loan was very lively, he was not going to give himself up easily, he talks a lot. There is something strange here,” Mariano emphasized. Likewise, he concluded: “We do not rule out anything, but I I think he is safe and sound. “My little brother – the youngest of eight – is very strong.”
For its part, Jose Pena, father of the missing minor, said: “There is always hope. And I have faith, it has to appear.” In turn, he referred to the three people who were arrested in the case and assured that “They were trustworthy, they were always here”. While the child’s mother, Maria Nogueraspoke to local radio FM San Roque and noted: “I asked the Police to look for him on July 9. I think they took it and it is there”.
