Overview
- Jimena Uriarte and Alexandra Diosco Salvatierra, both 22, were intercepted at Jorge Chávez International Airport after a week of surveillance as they prepared to travel to Bali.
- Roughly three kilograms of cocaine and synthetic “tusi” were seized from matching pink suitcases that authorities say were delivered to them already packed.
- A judge imposed 18 months of preventive detention, and officials say they have identified recruiters and financiers tied to the operation but have not disclosed their names.
- Phone chats indicate the pair coordinated timing and logistics, and airport CCTV shows third parties handling the luggage and recording their movements.
- Investigators are reviewing Salvatierra’s previous trips to the Netherlands, Panama and Colombia, and cite Indonesia’s cocaine prices—about $180,000 to $200,000 per kilo—as a key incentive for the route.