Overview
- Anti-corruption police found 28 soldiers dismantling La Tarumba’s structure in Arequipa and detained 30 Army personnel in total.
- Those detained include Col. Marco Antonio Quispe Astete and technician Justo Palomino Quispe, identified as the driver of a military unit.
- Prosecutors opened a formal investigation into possible peculado, and the troops were transferred from the Mariano Bustamante barracks to police custody.
- The Army’s Third Division acknowledged that troops were involved in activities outside their duties and announced an internal inquiry.
- Authorities are examining potential contracts, orders, and vehicle logs after reports that soldiers wore La Tarumba shirts and may have worked since Nov. 2.