Overview
- A coordinated operation led by the Lima Este anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, with support from the National Police’s organized crime unit, executed simultaneous actions across the district.
- Thirteen properties were searched, and investigators seized financial records, electronic devices and bundles of cash for forensic analysis.
- Authorities allege the group targeted formal and informal drivers, mapping documentation gaps and threatening fines, impoundment or route sanctions to coerce payments.
- Police identify the suspected network as “Los Elegantes de Lima Este,” which allegedly involved personnel assigned to oversight duties in Ate.
- The investigation remains active with preliminary detentions in place, and the Autoridad de Transporte Urbano had not issued an official response at the time of reporting.