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Matías Ozorio, Alleged Aide to ‘Pequeño J,’ Arrested in Lima in Triple Femicide Probe

Authorities are seeking Ozorio’s extradition after his arrest, with the accused ringleader still on the run under an Interpol red notice.

Overview

  • Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said Peruvian police and Interpol detained Matías Agustín Ozorio in Lima, describing him as the right-hand man of the suspect known as “Pequeño J.”
  • Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias “Pequeño J,” is identified by Argentine investigators as the alleged mastermind of the Florencio Varela killings and remains a fugitive under an international arrest request.
  • A handwritten anonymous note naming a purported accomplice, “Emanuel Nicolás,” was left at a Barracas police station; prosecutor Adrián Arribas seized the letter and ordered a review of security cameras.
  • Investigators say the three victims were lured to a house, tortured and murdered in what provincial authorities have characterized as a narco revenge attack, with claims of a live broadcast still under judicial review.
  • Several suspects are in custody in Argentina as phones and other seized evidence undergo forensic analysis, and two detainees linked to a support vehicle have given statements in the case.