Overview

• Commander General Óscar Arriola said the PNP will be able to obtain court-approved bank-secrecy lifts within six hours in extortion cases, with exclusive judges assigned to accelerate requests.
• A new extortion investigation division is set to launch within 15 days, including a team focused on crimes against transport workers, while interim prosecutor Tomás Gálvez announced an autonomous unit against extortion and contract killings.
• In Cañete, cousins Mayrom Daril Luyo Cerrón, 34, and Erick Alfredo Mayta Cerrón, 30, were found bound with stab wounds in an abandoned minivan after relatives reported an extortion call; Depincri Chilca and the Mala prosecutor’s office opened a qualified-homicide inquiry.
• In Juliaca, two men were discovered burned, one with hands bound by wire; local reports named the victims but authorities have not issued broad confirmation as homicide investigators carry out necropsies and forensic identification.
• In Córdoba, Argentina, a detained DiDi driver who ran a red light, struck a motorcycle and injured seven people is under investigation, with judicial sources noting an epilepsy observation on his license as hospitals report one patient in critical condition and others stable.