Overview
- Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio announced the new División de Investigación de Extorsiones and installed Víctor Revoredo Farfán as chief.
- Authorities describe the unit as a complement to the October 22 state of emergency for Lima and Callao, which has not stopped extortion-linked attacks.
- Published figures report extortion up 18% nationwide, up 36% in Lima and 33% in Callao, with homicides rising 3% versus 2024.
- Editors and local leaders urge rapid national reach and stronger regional logistics, citing ongoing killings of drivers and bomb attacks in areas such as Sullana, Piura.
- Revoredo brings more than 30 years in organized-crime investigations, including the 2023 capture of ‘Maldito Cris,’ after which suspect Wanda del Valle allegedly offered $40,000 for his killing and now faces judicial proceedings from prison.