Overview

• Dirincri detained the suspect in the Jockey Plaza parking area after weeks of surveillance as he received S/800 from a sports-sector entrepreneur.
• Police identified him by the alias “Zambo” and linked him to the criminal group known as Los Rapiñas del Mal.
• Investigators say the victim was coerced for roughly three years and paid more than S/30,000, with a death-threat floral arrangement left at his home on October 1 captured on video.
• Authorities report the suspect leveraged football contacts to approach targets, requesting money for a team and issuing threats such as “Los muchachos lo van a visitar” when refused.
• He remains in custody under investigation for aggravated extortion and criminal association, with records noting a 2015 theft antecedent as officials urge other potential victims to come forward.