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Peru Police Probe Alleged Plot by ‘El Monstruo’ to Cash In on His Own S/1 Million Bounty

Investigators are scrutinizing financial transfers and phone data tied to a Paraguayan associate linked to a suspected bounty‑diversion plan.

Overview

  • Erick Moreno, alleged leader of Los Injertos del Cono Norte, remains jailed in Paraguay awaiting extradition decisions.
  • Police are examining whether Moreno coordinated with Dahiana (Daiana) Martínez and ex‑partner Liseth Cruz to route the S/1 million reward through intermediaries.
  • A person close to Martínez attempted to claim the reward in Paraguay without evidence of collaboration, intensifying suspicions of a prearranged plan.
  • Investigators identify Martínez as a financial conduit, citing detected transfers in her name and phone activity traced in Brazil and Paraguay; she has not been detained.
  • In new statements to police, Cruz says trafficker ‘JJ’ propelled Moreno’s rise and supplied a weapons video, and she recounts his prior movements through Bolivia and Paraguay.