Lima Investigates Armed Extortion of River-Cleaning Crew as Flood-Prevention Work Continues

Overview

• Ten armed individuals arrived in a pickup during desilting at the Rímac and demanded a protection payment from subcontracted workers.
• The Municipality of Lima filed a criminal complaint and gave investigators images and the license plate AZQ-256 as leads.
• Probes are being handled by the National Police and the Public Ministry with additional material supplied by San Juan de Lurigancho.
• No arrests or public identifications have been announced as municipal leaders reiterate that operations will not be halted.
• The incident occurred during a citywide effort deploying more than 50 heavy machines to clean the Rímac, Chillón and Lurín rivers ahead of the rainy season.