Overview
- At Chile’s Chacalluta border complex, PDI Arica found 20 packages weighing 21.05 kg hidden in a vehicle’s fuel tank and detained two Peruvians, including a Tacna municipal transit inspector.
- Chilean prosecutors formalized drug-trafficking charges against both detainees and secured preventive detention with a 90-day investigation period.
- In Corazón del Valle, Pichari (Cusco), Dirandro and VRAEM police seized about 400 brick packages testing positive for cocaine with a total weight of 377 kg and detained four people, including a 17-year-old.
- Police reported seizing vehicles and a long‑barrel firearm during the Cusco operation and said the load was being moved from production zones toward a landing strip, with a possible route toward Bolivia under review.
- Authorities describe these actions as part of coordinated efforts to dismantle the group known as ‘Los Varones del Mantaro,’ trace supply lines from VRAEM to regional markets, and pursue cross‑border leads through ongoing forensic work.