Overview

• PNP and the Fiscalía carried out a nationwide operation on October 14 that detained 12 officers and seven civilians across Tarapoto, Iquitos, Pucallpa, Lima, Tocache and Moyobamba.
• Authorities report 26 people under investigation with seven suspects still at large, and they indicate additional arrests are expected soon.
• Among those held are a captain, a lieutenant and active Group Terna agents, according to the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office.
• William Ruíz, known as “El Empresario,” was detained as a presumed leader and is accused of directing operations and ordering a 2022 homicide.
• Investigators attribute extortion, contract killings, drug micro‑sales and aggravated robbery to the group and estimate illicit proceeds above three million soles over three years, with DIVIAC executing 19 searches and ongoing forensic identifications.