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PNP Arrests Alleged 'Los Zánganos' Leader on SJL Bus After Seizure of Gun, Phones and Suspected Drugs

Investigators review seized phones plus suspected cocaine base under Ministerio Público supervision.

Overview

  • Agents from the Grupo Halcones detained the suspect known as 'puerco' on Av. Canto Grande, block 25, after boarding a public transport vehicle as a passenger.
  • A firearm loaded with four rounds was confiscated along with two cell phones that police say contained messages tied to extortion.
  • Officers also seized 'quete' packets with a substance preliminarily identified as pasta básica de cocaína, pending forensic confirmation.
  • The detainee was transferred to Dipincri 1 in San Juan de Lurigancho for proceedings under the Ministerio Público, including analysis of the seized evidence.
  • In a separate case in Los Pinos, neighbors subdued two men accused of trying to rob a 17-year-old before police took them into custody and found a bladed object during a search.