A former commissioner of the Buenos Aires Police investigated for money laundering.
Adrián Brulc is the accused of the double crime in Lanús of the altar boy
Germán Zucarelli,
47, and his aunt Ana Russo, 75, who was arrested this Thursday after a raid carried out in the town of Villa Centenario.
Brulc had already been in the crosshairs of Justice, but for a case linked to money laundering when he was Almirante Brown's departmental head.
He served in that position for just over a year: he assumed the
Head of the Department from Almirante Brown
in April 2016 and was replaced on July 6, 2017 by Chief Commissioner Fernando Arrubia.
Brulc was arrested in February 2019, in a
money laundering
case that had begun in mid-2017 due to two anonymous complaints that reached the Internal Affairs of Bonaerense and federal court No. 2 of Lomas de Zamora, in which Brulc was accused of receiving money from drug trafficking.
From that call, the investigators verified that the commissioner's sworn statement
differed from his actual assets and the standard of living he enjoyed
.
The former commissioner had at least one parking lot in Monte Grande where a fleet of trucks was kept, half of an apartment in Capital Federal with his wife and his house in Lanús, and several bank accounts that did not match his statements. sworn
According to investigators,
this money came from drug trafficking and robberies by asphalt pirates
.
Brulc was detained for two years, but the trial has not yet been resolved.
In this new case, the accusation is even more serious, since he is accused of a
double homicide
.
Germán Zucarelli, 47, and his 75-year-old aunt, were shot to death a week ago on the corner of General Pico and General Guido, in the Villa Obrera neighborhood, in Lanús.
Both were walking on the sidewalk when they were attacked by gunfire from a black truck.
Germán Zucarelli was shot when he was walking with his aunt.
The
public and private cameras
in the area of the double crime were decisive in verifying
ownership of the vehicle and establishing the address of the owner
.
This is how they managed to identify Brulc's Volkswagen Cross Fox license plate and arrest him on Thursday night at his home.
The altar boy was a beloved person in the community and carried out religious activities in the
Santuario San Cayetano Parish
, helping those who have less because there are several
emergency neighborhoods
in the area .
“We ask for prayers for his eternal rest, and for his family, that God grant them the necessary strength to be able to navigate their loss,” the parish said in a statement.
located at Ituzaingó 3470, in Lanús Este.
A follower of Father Ignacio in Rosario, he also owned
a Santeria and bookstore
in Avellaneda and organized trips for the annual pilgrimage to the Virgin of Luján and pastoral meetings in other parishes.
They called him
"El Tano"
and he was also dedicated to selling water purifiers.
He had no children and lived with his parents.
Zucarelli died minutes after being shot six times while walking home with his aunt.
The woman was seriously wounded by a gunshot and
she lost her life two days later in an
area hospital.
The incident is investigated by prosecutor María Silvia Bussano, in charge of the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) 7 of the Avellaneda-Lanús Judicial Department.
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