Overview
- Subofficers Alfredo Apaza Escarcena and Luis Alberth Villacorta Condori were detained as they arrived at the Desaguadero station for alleged involvement in a December 25 vehicle theft.
- They allegedly patrolled with Jhonatan Huirse Vilca, who has confessed to participating in the robbery.
- Surveillance footage indicates the official patrol car was used for stalking the target rather than preventive patrol, and the stolen vehicle was later abandoned.
- Prosecutors placed the detained officers at SEPROVE for statements, film analysis, and review of police records as part of the ongoing case file.
- Internal affairs is examining possible wider involvement, and a confidential source alleges a sealed evidence envelope with officers’ phones was opened and that Huirse implicated the station chief, claims now under investigation.