Overview
- Peruvian police detained Cristian Hernán Yong Granadino in Lima after months of surveillance tied to his use of a false identity.
- Officers moved in as he arrived for work at a warehouse in the capital, following efforts to verify his records through the national registry.
- Authorities say he lived for roughly 15 years under the name Christhian Mejía Yauri while evading an international alert issued by Europol in 2024.
- The case involves the 2010 killing of a 16-year-old in Leganés, Spain, whose body was found in a suitcase near her home after she ended a relationship.
- Peru’s DIRITPTIM-PNP led the operation with biometric tools and registry checks, with Interpol offices in Lima corroborating the false documents.