A gang that allegedly specialized in organized , armed and violent crime that were often referred to as 'Joloperros ' - Spanish for 'stick-up guys ' - will finally go to trial this summer for their role in the elaborate kidnapping and assault of two men in Boston . The FBI says the 'Veloz Crew ' - headed by Danny Veloz , who is known as 'The Maestro ' - went to elaborate lengths to kidnap a man they believed to be a major dealer of homemade Percocet pills , which deliver a heroin-like high . The plot was one of many underground kidnappings that police say targeted dealers in order to obtain large ransoms of cash or drugs , believing that going after criminals reduced the risk of involving authorities . The Joloperros tagged the victim 's car with a GPS tracker and monitored his movements for months on a big-screen TV inside Veloz 's house , The Boston Herald reported . Scroll down for video . Elaborate plot : The FBI says the 'Veloz Crew ' , headed by Danny Veloz ( left ) , planned the July 2012 kidnapping for weeks , targeting a man they believed was a major dealer in homemade Percocet and pretending to police and wearing skeleton masks when they abducted the victim . 'Kidnap bag ' : The gang would pose as police , or use skeleton masks to disguise themselves , before swiping their targets off the street , sometimes in broad daylight . The tracking device would call Veloz 's cellphone once the target 's car started moving . On July 12 , 2012 , they were ready to pounce . The gang had a kidnap bag full of police shirts , skeleton masks and guns . According to The Herald , Jose Guzman , Henry Maldonado , Thomas Wallace , Luis Reynoso , and Gadiel Romero all suited up and got into a white Toyota minivan . Veloz , the leader , was on the phone to Guzman from another location . As the victim pulled into his driveway about 7 p.m. , the abductors pulled in behind and came out with guns . Both the target and the man he was with were abducted . The target was hit in the head with a handgun , causing 'blood to spray throughout the van , ' according to an affidavit . The two were taken to Maldonado ’ s apartment in Manchester , N.H. , where the crew demanded payment . The target victim refused to cooperate , and was beaten and burned with a hot iron , the affidavit said . He suffered several burn injuries . Scene : The tracking devices would call Veloz 's cell phone once the cars started moving , and The Maestro would track the cars from a television in the living room of his Lawrence home ( pictured ) However the victim was lucky enough to escape through a bathroom window and found his way to a neighbor 's house for help . Police descended on the property arrested three suspects who were leaving the premises . Another suspect was found hiding , according to Fox 25 . Inside the alleged kidnapper 's apartment , authorities found their tools of the trade : police gear , a mask and guns . Four irons were also seized , one of which `` appeared to have human flesh on it , '' records show . Police in Boston have been focusing on this case and others like for over two years . Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera told The Herald : 'Today we are adding more police officers and we ’ re making this place inhospitable for those guys to do business here . ... We have to fight the crime that we have every day , but in order to ensure that this doesn ’ t ever happen again , we have to create an environment where every family feels safe by putting enough police officers on the street . '
Specialty gang known as ' Joloperros ' - Spanish for ' stick - up guys ' - go to trial this summer over an elaborate march 2012 kidnapping . dressed up as police and wore skeleton masks to abduct a ' drug dealer ' They held the victim for ransom , torturing him in a safe house . Victim finally escaped and called police , who arrested the gang . The kidnapping was one of many underground kidnappings occurring over Boston .