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Court Orders 9 Months of Preventive Detention for Sullana Police Chief and Two Officers in Alleged Bribe Case

Prosecutors say the trio sought S/5,000 to return a seized pickup despite documents showing the capture order had been lifted.

Overview

  • Anti-corruption Judge Carlos Lindo Yajamanco ordered the three held for nine months in the Piura penal facility based on grave indications and procedural risk.
  • Those detained are Major Francy Duggar Barzola Álvarez, subofficer Richard Junior Cherres Antón and subofficer Andy Luis Llenque Suclupe for alleged passive bribery.
  • The case stems from a January 10 intervention in Sullana of a Dong Feng pickup that appeared with a capture order tied to a Santander Perú Consumo debt.
  • The vehicle’s owner later presented a court resolution lifting the order, a no‑debt letter and proof of payment, yet police allegedly conditioned the return on S/5,000.
  • The request was filed by provincial prosecutor Luis Ramos Rioja and substantiated by deputy prosecutor Harold Martínez Requena, who cited a likely sentence above five years if guilt is proven.