Overview
- A specialized anti-corruption court ordered a seven-day preliminary detention on Friday for Mayor Alex Curi León, who was not found during the operation and is now listed as not located.
- Prosecutors and anti-corruption police raided the municipal headquarters and the mayor’s home in Quillabamba, seizing documents and cash in searches approved by Judge Guido Castillo Lira.
- Investigators detained the mayor’s former driver, Juan Carlos Ramos Huamán, under a matching detention order linked to the same case.
- The Fiscalía’s team, led on the ground by prosecutor Omar Vera with support from the national anti-corruption police (Dircocor), executed court-authorized searches at up to four properties.
- Authorities say the case dates to 2024 and examines alleged bribes and the steering of public purchases to favored suppliers, and they add that some steps remain sealed as they also review why Curi delegated the office to councilor Jesús Azurín Palomino days before the raids.