Overview
- The attack occurred Monday night on Avenida Los Eucaliptos, where two men on a motorcycle fired at a parked unit with driver Gregorio Quiclla Honorio inside, who was unhurt.
- Forensic teams recovered seven shell casings and noted shots were aimed at the lower part of the bus consistent with intimidation rather than an attempt to kill.
- The PNP assigned Dirincri’s Homicide Division and Lima Norte intelligence to the case, reviewing security footage and cross-referencing extortion complaints, with no arrests announced.
- Officials link the incident to a wider surge in transport extortion across Lima Norte, with police citing a roughly 35% rise in armed attacks and more than 40 companies threatened.
- Extortion networks reportedly demand weekly “cupos” of about S/500 to S/5,000 depending on fleet size, and Translicsa previously suffered an April attack in SMP that wounded a driver.