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Peru Prosecutors Order Urgent Manhunt for Óscar Acuña in Qali Warma Contract Probe

The move follows a delayed raid that failed to locate the suspect, intensifying scrutiny of police coordination.

Overview

  • An anti-corruption prosecutor issued a “very urgent” request on Nov. 21 instructing the PNP to locate and capture Óscar Acuña, with the order also covering Milton Helmer Broca.
  • A judicial resolution on Nov. 14 authorized their capture in an investigation into alleged criminal organization, collusion and bribery tied to Qali Warma contracts.
  • The operation carried out around Nov. 19 detained three suspects — Aníbal Morillo Arqueros, Jorge Luis Silva and Luis Álvarez — while Acuña and Broca remain not located.
  • The five-day lag between the court order and the raid, and Dircocor Lima’s lead role despite available Trujillo units, has drawn questions about coordination and possible information leaks reported by local media.
  • Prosecutors are expanding document collection and financial tracing linked to food-procurement adjudications for the school-feeding program, as police report seizures including thousands of boxes of canned products.