Overview
- Gunmen fired at the main gate of El Rápido’s operations yard in San Martín de Porres before dawn, with police recovering at least eight shell casings and the company halting departures.
- An overnight fire at a Pegaso/Pegasso Express depot in Puente Piedra left five buses completely destroyed and one damaged, with firefighters confirming no injuries and police probing whether it was intentional.
- The latest incidents came within 72 hours of a Nov. 16 shooting of a San Germán bus in SMP, where driver Roberto Japay survived as attackers filmed the assault and later sent threatening audios demanding payments.
- PNP extortion chief Col. Víctor Revoredo said investigators have identified those responsible in at least one case and that their profiles point to foreign perpetrators, though no arrests were announced.
- Transportes Unidos warned it will call a 48-hour strike after any new attack and pressed for arrests, tougher emergency measures, and stronger operations to dismantle extortion networks affecting bus firms.