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Peru Prosecutors Seek 36 Months of Preventive Detention for Erick ‘El Monstruo’ Moreno and 16 Others

The request follows the launch of a preparatory probe into a 43-person alleged extortion network under Judge Wilson Verástegui.

Fiscalía solicita 36 meses de prisión preventiva para ‘El monstruo’ y 16 presuntos integrantes de ‘Los injertos del cono norte’
Piden 36 meses de prisión preventiva para ‘El Monstruo’ y presunta red de extorsionadores del Cono Norte. (Foto: Andina)

Overview

  • The Segunda Fiscalía Supraprovincial (Cuarto Equipo) filed the request on December 5 after issuing Disposición Fiscal No. 63 to open the preparatory investigation.
  • Judge Wilson Verástegui has been reviewing the preventive detention motion since December 6 with arguments presented by the parties.
  • Prosecutors allege qualified homicide, extortion and other crimes against victims including Moisés Trujillo León, Bruno Sebastián Mauro, William Cruz Vargas and the Peruvian state.
  • The probe names 43 suspects, including Jeff Hidalgo identified as a lieutenant and Claren Bados identified as a cashier within the alleged structure.
  • Moreno was arrested in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, on September 25 in a joint operation, and a Paraguayan judge authorized his extradition to Peru on November 18.