Overview
- Vendors raised the alarm after detecting a strong smell of gunpowder, leading to the discovery in the market’s bathrooms.
- Explosive ordnance specialists from Udex and investigators from Depincri removed and secured the 25 cartridges as they processed the scene.
- The find marks a second incident less than ten days after an explosive was detonated at the market’s main gate, causing property damage.
- Extortion demands reported by market leaders include an upfront S/200,000 payment and a daily S/5 fee per stall, delivered through notes and videos with death threats.
- Police previously arrested Brayan Bakner Gutiérrez Castro, known as “Loco Bakner,” who is now under nine months of preventive detention, though additional suspects remain at large.