Peru gang accused of killing to sell human fat

Three members of a Peruvian gang have confessed to killing five people and subsequently draining the fat from the corpses to sell for cosmetics on the black market. At a news conference on Thursday Col. Jorge Mejia announced that two suspects were arrested carrying bottles of liquid fat. The suspects told police that it was worth $16,000 a litre. The fat was allegedly sold to intermediaries in Lima, Peru's capital. The police suspect it was then sold to cosmetic companies in Europe but this has not been confirmed.

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By Anna Mandrell