Overview

• PNP and DINOES units entered the Mina Francés socavón on September 14 in a high-risk operation led by Coronel Carlos Alberto Aguilar Díaz.
• The detainees were identified as Juan Carlos Crispín Meza, alias ‘Guffi’ (23), and Gerson Javier Adanaque Naquiche, alias ‘Chato’ (32).
• Agents seized an HK G3 7.62 mm rifle and a Glock 25 with a filed-off serial number, both without legal documentation.
• The case was placed with the Fiscalía Provincial de Pataz under fiscal adjunto Lamber Leonel Altamirano Llovera for criminal and ballistic proceedings.
• Authorities are investigating potential ties between the suspects and the September 3 attack that wounded three Army personnel, as the mine remains occupied by invaders.