Overview

• Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias 'Pequeño J', refused a simplified transfer in a virtual hearing, shifting the case to the diplomatic extradition route.
• Judge Cristhian Rafael Chumpitaz Pariona granted preventive detention citing flight risk, and the INPE transferred the suspect to the Cañete prison.
• The defense appealed and openly framed delay as its strategy, asserting the client's innocence and requesting release under restrictions.
• Under the Peru–Argentina treaty, Argentine authorities have roughly 60 days to submit the formal request, with Interpol notifications underpinning the process.
• Argentine investigators began forensic analysis of seized phones after lifting parts of the case file, and alleged lieutenant Matías Ozorio was flown back and declined to testify.