Overview
- Judge Roberth Rimachi of the Ventanilla court granted the prosecution’s request for 36 months of preventive detention for Erick Luis Moreno Hernández during a virtual hearing.
- Execution of the detention order was suspended by the judge until Paraguay authorizes an expansion of the extradition terms, according to the court proceeding reported Tuesday.
- Moreno, extradited from Paraguay on January 28, remains held at the Base Naval del Callao as investigations proceed into alleged organized crime, extortion, kidnapping and homicide.
- The Fiscalía alleges Moreno led Los Injertos del Cono Norte, which targeted transporters, merchants and business owners in Comas, Carabayllo, Puente Piedra and San Martín de Porres.
- A UIF report presented by prosecutors points to about five million soles moved through suspected extortion schemes, while police say the group is roughly 95% dismantled with ongoing arrests.