Overview
- Drivers and fare collectors report that a WhatsApp group of more than 300 workers was hijacked, with death threats, personal data shared, and demands for a daily S/20 payment plus an upfront 'matrícula' of S/1,000 to S/5,000.
- In less than 48 hours, three buses were set on fire — two in Villa El Salvador and one in El Agustino — and a Santa Catalina driver was killed in Villa El Salvador, according to sector reports.
- Near Plaza Dos de Mayo, workers describe street collections of S/5 from combi drivers and S/10 from colectivo operators, identifying an intermediary known as 'Tito de Cercado' as the alleged coordinator.
- The Judiciary denied a 36‑month preventive detention request for Miguel Ángel 'Negro Marín' and ordered him to face proceedings under restricted appearance following his Feb. 27 extradition from Spain.
- Officials cite earlier crackdowns, including a December 2025 operation that detained 14 suspects with eight in pretrial detention, and they are probing prison‑based coordination and the group's practice of filming attacks to intimidate victims.