Overview
- Five alleged members of 'Los Gallegos del Hampa' were arrested in an intelligence-led operation in Independencia/Los Olivos, with firearms, dynamite and mobile phones seized.
- Police identified the five detainees as Venezuelan nationals and said the case is being processed for handover to the Ministerio Público after medical checks and required exams.
- Authorities reported that the group is under investigation for possible links to extortion schemes and a homicide on October 25 in Los Olivos.
- A separate Dirincri operation in Villa María del Triunfo detained three suspects — two Venezuelans and one Peruvian — in a probe focused on extortion of transport firms.
- In the VMT case, officers confiscated a pistol, a revolver, six dynamite cartridges and phones containing contacts and chats of presumed victims, and officials highlighted the actions under the current security emergency.