Overview
- Judicially authorized raids in Huacho, Huaura, Lima and Trujillo led to the detention of 13 suspects and the seizure of documents and electronic devices.
- Authorities identified José Jorge Chávez Romero, known as “Payaso,” as the alleged ringleader, with activity centered in the Regional Transport and Communications office in Huacho.
- The scheme ran with two modalities: manipulated in‑person medical, rules and driving exams, and a remote method using silicone fingertip molds to bypass identity checks.
- Investigators estimate more than 35,000 fraudulent training records were inserted since 2018 through driving schools and medical centers used as facades.
- The detainees are under investigation for organized crime, ideological falsehood, passive and active bribery, influence peddling, false statements in administrative proceedings and money laundering, with further summonses possible as forensic analysis proceeds.