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Motorcycle Attacks and 364-Kilo Cocaine Bust Intensify Security Actions in Argentina and Peru

Investigators pursue suspects across both countries, signaling pressure on security measures.

Overview

  • Lurigancho-Chosica, Lima: a minivan driver was shot dead in daylight by two riders posing as delivery couriers, with Depincri Chosica leading the investigation after the assailants fled.
  • Buenos AiresNúñez: a retired Federal Police officer fatally shot an assailant during an attempted robbery after being tailed from Microcentro; he remains detained by judicial order as police search for the accomplice.
  • Salta, Argentina: officials confirmed the seizure of 364 kg of cocaine following a clandestine aircraft’s emergency landing and crash, with multiple detentions including a Santiago del Estero suspect and two alleged Bolivian pilots.
  • San Juan de Lurigancho: gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a school construction site, wounding a security guard, as investigators examine possible extortion in an area under two-up motorcycle restrictions.
  • Enforcement and citizen responses: Surco authorities arrested alleged bus extortionist Billy Romayma; delivery workers in Mar del Plata recovered a stolen motorcycle later secured by police; Ayacucho police used a rapid cordon to recover a taxi and detain two suspects.