Overview
- In Pacasmayo, Peru, police said a detained minor confessed during a preventive detention hearing to involvement in the December 6, 2025 killing of journalist Juan Fernando Núñez.
- Police in La Plata, Argentina, dismantled the “Los Berracos” crew on January 2, detaining three Colombian nationals and one Argentine and seizing hydraulic tools allegedly used for residential break-ins.
- Madrid recorded its first homicide of 2026 as a 38-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds in San Cristóbal de los Ángeles, with Grupo V de Homicidios searching for several suspects.
- CCTV in Independencia, Peru, captured a killing in which two acquaintances riding on the victim’s motorcycle allegedly distracted and then shot him, with police citing a settling of scores as the main hypothesis.
- Judicially authorized raids in Argentina led to the seizure of about 600,000 pesos, phones and bank cards and the detention of an 18-year-old suspect in a robbery investigation.