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Peru Police Arrest Three in Alleged Air Force Impersonation Scheme Targeting Aircraft Parts

The Air Force says the detainees are not personnel, with prosecutors examining forged orders and seals identified after a Divieod operation.

Overview

  • Divieod investigators detained Stephanie Francesca Ramos Boero, José Antonio Valladares Benavides and Federico Espinoza Ordinola during a Friday operation in Surco, Lima.
  • Police reported that Espinoza was wearing an FAP officer’s uniform when stopped near the intersection of Las Higueretas and Jorge Chávez.
  • Officers seized five mobile phones and documents bearing falsified FAP stamps and timbres from a gray Suzuki vehicle with plate ABB-379.
  • The FAP confirmed the circulation of apocryphal purchase orders and intake guides that misused identities tied to its personnel and the CA‑VRAEM component.
  • Formal complaints were filed with the National Police and the Ministerio Público, an internal Inspectoría General review is in progress, and investigators say additional participants may be involved.