Overview
- Around 1:19 a.m., municipal guards spotted two people on a motorcycle near Mayor Pablo Mendoza’s residence on Jirón Sánchez Cerro and raised the alarm.
- Police and municipal security cordoned off the area, and UDEX specialists analyzed the device after alerts to the Central de Cámaras and the El Progreso precinct.
- The National Police said inquiries are underway to identify and detain those responsible, and no suspects have been announced.
- The incident follows a November 5 blast at a public event led by Mendoza that injured two municipal guards, according to the district government.
- In early October, prosecutors raided 53 properties, including the mayor’s home and municipal offices, in a probe of the ‘Los Sanguinarios de la Corrupción’ network, with a fiscal hypothesis that Mendoza favored members through contracts; RPP reported “relevant” material was seized.