Overview

• Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, known as ‘Pequeño J’, was captured near Pucusana, south of Lima, after officers tracked his movements and found him hidden in a truck.
• Hours earlier, his alleged lieutenant Matías Agustín Ozorio, 28, was arrested in Lima, bringing the number of detainees in the case to nine.
• Authorities say the arrests followed Interpol red notices and joint work by Peru’s National Police and Buenos Aires investigators using antenna and cellphone data.
• Prosecutor Carlos Adrián Arribas imposed a 48‑hour secrecy order on the file, with forensic examinations of seized cellphones scheduled for Friday and ongoing camera reviews.
• Investigators are analyzing an anonymous letter left at a Barracas police station that names a purported accomplice and provides an address, with security footage under review.