Overview
- During a social media live stream on Feb. 13, Mayor Aldo Carlos Mariños reported a fresh demand for S/50,000 with threats against his children and siblings.
- Earlier this week he received a video from a man claiming to be from Los Pulpos de Trujillo who displayed long guns, set a 24-hour ultimatum, and warned against calling the police.
- Accompanying text messages asserted the criminals had tracked his relatives and included photographs presented as proof of surveillance in Tayabamba.
- Mariños publicly refused to pay, posted “no apagarán mi voz,” urged the formation of urban patrols, and demanded the resignations of Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio, PNP commander Óscar Arriola, and President José Jerí.
- Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the man in the video or announced arrests tied to these threats, and local reporting links Los Pulpos to El Porvenir/Trujillo.