Overview
- The Desaguadero preliminary investigation court ordered nine months of preventive detention for Jhonatan Huirse Silva and six months for Alfredo Apaza Escarcena and Luis Alberth Villacorta Condori on suspicion of aggravated theft.
- Apaza and Villacorta were detained as they entered their station after new videovigilance images linked them to the case, and all three were placed at the Prosecutor’s Office and transferred to SEPROVE for statements and evidentiary work.
- Footage cited by investigators indicates the PNP patrol car performed prior tracking rather than preventive policing, suggesting coordinated use of official resources to facilitate the December 25 theft of a vehicle later found abandoned.
- In court, the defense argued Apaza and Villacorta were off duty celebrating Christmas and submitted family photographs, but prosecutors challenged those claims and the judge cited procedural risks in granting custody.
- Internal affairs continues to examine whether more personnel were involved, and reported allegations of a broken sealed envelope with officers’ phones and possible higher-level links are being reviewed.