Overview

• Erick Moreno Hernández was arrested on September 24 in San Lorenzo after months of coordinated intelligence work involving Paraguay, Peru and Interpol.
• A Paraguayan court ordered preventive detention at the Martín Mendoza facility in Emboscada while legal proceedings advance.
• Peru has begun formal extradition steps, and Paraguayan authorities are also considering expedited expulsion based on alleged use of falsified identity papers.
• A Paraguayan organized-crime chief said five countries — the United States, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Peru — have submitted extradition requests.
• Police say Moreno tried to bribe officers with up to US$1 million, as seized phones and documents undergo forensic review and Peru probes alleged information leaks by two or three PNP officers.