Overview
- The pre-dawn operation ran simultaneously in Trujillo, Virú, Pataz, Casma, Nuevo Chimbote, Lima and Lambayeque, with more than 20 addresses raided.
- A judge in Parcoy ordered 15 days of preliminary detention after the suspects were placed under the Public Ministry’s control.
- Investigators say the group finances itself through illegal gold extraction and is probed for kidnapping, aggravated homicide and money laundering, including ties to the April killing of 13 mine workers in Pataz.
- Police reported seizing replica rifles, a carbine, 9×19 mm ammunition, a signal jammer, DVRs, laptops, cellphones, cash and mining-related materials.
- Authorities describe the network as structured with leadership attributed to Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, alias “Cuchillo,” detained in Colombia since May, and say more arrests are possible as forensic analysis advances.