Overview
- Anti-corruption units from Dircorcor and the Ministerio Público raided Dirincri’s central offices on Av. España, seizing key documents during a roughly seven-hour operation.
- Fiscal Agustín Chuquipul Vidal said the suspects allegedly received S/15,000 during a March 21 proceeding and had demanded S/30,000 in total.
- A civilian woman is accused of acting as an intermediary by receiving the transfer to mask the illicit payment.
- A judge authorized the detentions and searches, the detainees gave statements before the Ministerio Público, and they were then taken away in PNP patrol vehicles in handcuffs.
- The Robbery Division faces renewed scrutiny following earlier allegations involving its chief in a separate Huacho case, with the PNP reporting about 570 officers implicated in corruption this year.