Overview

• Erick Luis Moreno Hernández, accused leader of Los Injertos del Cono Norte, was captured in a rented home in San Lorenzo after more than three months of coordinated intelligence work.
• Peru and Paraguay coordinated with Brazil and Interpol while investigators traced illicit finances to locate the fugitive despite his altered appearance.
• Peru’s Cabinet had already approved extradition under Resolution Supreme N° 169-2025-JUS, and a PNP envoy was dispatched to Asunción to speed the transfer, with expulsion also under discussion.
• Paraguayan police said Moreno tried to bribe officers with up to $1 million to avoid arrest, while no firearms were found and seized items are under analysis.
• Moreno, who has a 32-year sentence in Peru, denied some accusations and alleged corruption and tipoffs within the PNP, claims that authorities say will be clarified through ongoing inquiries.