Overview

• Coordinated operations hit municipal offices in Carabayllo and Comas, 53 properties, five prison cells, and 11 vehicles linked to the case.
• The network, allegedly led by Adam Smith Lucano, used hired gunmen to enforce extortion payments, demand jobs on worksites, and threaten project staff in northern Lima districts.
• Police reported seizing munitions, magazines, body armor, bank cards, and extensive paperwork for financial forensics.
• Authorities cited reported ties between the alleged leader and at least 11 homicides, with inquiries also examining possible police tipoffs to the group.
• Former police officer Kevin Johnson, alias “Tiburón,” was arrested in the United States, and extradition to Peru is being coordinated.