Overview

• Police detained José Miguel Esquivel Espínola, alias “Daniel,” in Trujillo and César Cruzado Espínola in Cusco during simultaneous operations.
• Authorities identify the network as La Nueva Jauría, also called Los Norteños de la Extorsión, which officials say operates from the La Esperanza district in Trujillo.
• Preliminary findings attribute the threatening messages to Esquivel and the recipient bank account to Cruzado, with an alleged first deposit of S/10,000 under review.
• Officers seized multiple phones, SIM cards, stickers bearing the group’s name, and a bank voucher as part of the developing investigation.
• According to the victim’s complaint, demands began at S/1 million and were negotiated to S/100,000, with the suspects now held for processing at Arequipa’s Divincri.