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Lima Police Detain 18-Year-Old Over WhatsApp Extortion of School Teachers

Investigators traced WhatsApp threats to an 18-year-old ex-student now in custody over alleged extortion demanding improper student approvals.

Overview

  • DIRINCRI used technical tracking with Osiptel to identify the phone number behind the threats and seized a device containing multiple messages to at least three teachers.
  • The messages demanded approval of third- and fourth-year students and threatened gun violence if educators did not comply.
  • Police say the detainee, a former student who has lived in Peru for seven years, exploited prior ties to the school to identify targets.
  • According to the PNP, the suspect admitted collaborating with the gang known as Los Chuckys, and forensic review of the seized phone is ongoing.
  • Authorities are investigating whether money or other favors were exchanged and are seeking possible accomplices, as one veteran teacher resigned after receiving the threats.