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Gunmen Attack Etecsa Combi in Southern Lima, Leave Extortion Note and Bullets

Police are reviewing security camera footage to identify two motorbike riders linked to the intimidation.

Overview

  • Surveillance video shows two suspects on a motorcycle pulling alongside the driver’s seat on Avenida María Reiche before one fired at the vehicle.
  • Before fleeing, the attackers threw a bag into the unit that contained a threatening message and four bullet casings directed at the company’s managers.
  • The driver and his brother were not injured in the early-morning December 31 incident, which occurred as the vehicle headed to a gas station.
  • Colleagues say Etecsa has received extortion threats since December 24 from a group identified as Seguridad del Sur.
  • Transport workers report informal operators paying S/5–10 daily to criminal groups for protection, and authorities say the CCTV evidence will be key to the probe.