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Peru Seizes Six Properties Linked to Suspected Drug Money Laundering in the VRAEM

Prosecutors target the financial backbone of regional trafficking by freezing suspected laundering assets.

Overview

  • The operation focused on urban and rural properties in Unión Mantaro Asháninka, Pichari, within the VRAEM.
  • It was led by the Sixth Office of the Second Supra-Provincial Prosecutor’s Office for Asset Laundering under provincial prosecutor Pablo César Espinoza Vásquez.
  • Judicial authorization was secured in advance, with National Police and Army units providing perimeter security.
  • Authorities estimate the combined value of the seized assets at more than S/260,000, based on the prosecutor’s assessment.
  • The properties are now under state administration as investigators map alleged laundering networks and identify potential front men and collaborators.