Overview
- The police and Ministerio Público carried out a coordinated operation on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, raiding 12 properties in Lima, Piura and Arequipa and detaining 12 suspected members of the group.
- Authorities seized about S/300,000 and US$3,000 in counterfeit notes plus printing plates, printed sheets, specialized inks and tools used to produce fake currency.
- Investigators identified the main production center in San Juan de Lurigancho and say the network began operating around September 2023 to print, finish and stockpile counterfeit bills.
- Officials recovered phones, documents and other material that prosecutors will use to trace distribution routes, identify collaborators and build criminal charges.
- The Fiscalía's probe aims to determine where fake notes entered the commercial circuit and could lead to follow-up raids, asset tracing and prosecutions to protect businesses and consumers.