Overview
- The National Police’s investigations unit detained one adult and three adolescents in San Juan de Lurigancho on suspicion of extorting public transport operators.
- Officers used drones during the operation and seized a phone tied to extortion messages sent to a prosecutor, and police say the alleged ringleader known as “Quizy” has been captured in related actions.
- According to police, the group targeted ETUSA with threats and demanded payments of between 1,000 and 10,000 soles to avoid attacks on drivers and buses.
- Around 7 p.m. Saturday, two assailants on a motorcycle fired at an ETUSA Line 52/T bus in Chorrillos, leaving the driver with minor injuries as two passengers were unharmed.
- Investigators are assessing whether the shooting is connected to the extortion scheme, with the case developing ahead of a Nov. 4 transport strike under emergency security measures.