Overview
- CCTV shows two assailants on a motorcycle firing on an ETUSA bus in Chorrillos, grazing the driver, with GOREX and forensic teams collecting evidence and exploring an extortion link.
- On the same weekend, gunmen attacked a transport company yard in Ventanilla and left an extortion note invoking the gang known as Los Malditos de Gambetta.
- Police in Ventanilla later captured two suspected members of that gang, tracked via the motorcycle seen on security footage, and seized items tied to the alleged extortion attempt.
- Investigators had earlier identified suspects in the Ventanilla case, located the motorcycle, and detained an associate’s stepfather for questioning.
- Transportistas Unidos confirmed a Tuesday ‘engine shutdown’ and march as officials report 2,118 homicides in 2025, up 3% year over year, with extortion cases rising 18% nationwide during a state of emergency in Lima and Callao.