Overview

• Judge Cristhian Chumpitaz granted nine months of preventive detention for Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano after he declined simplified extradition, citing risk of flight.
• Authorities transferred the suspect to the Nueva Frontera Imperial prison in Cañete to await extradition proceedings, with the timeline counting from his Sept. 30 arrest in Pucusana.
• Defense lawyer Marcos Sandoval appealed, requested release with reporting conditions, and acknowledged a strategy to slow the process while maintaining his client’s innocence.
• Extradition will follow the treaty’s passive, diplomatic route, giving Argentina up to 60 days to submit its formal request, though a Buenos Aires official estimated transfer could occur in 10–15 days.
• Argentine prosecutors lifted parts of secrecy and began analyzing seized phones as cross-border intelligence, including intercepted communications, led to the capture of ‘Pequeño J’ and other suspects such as Matías Ozorio, who refused to testify.