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Peru Approves Extradition Request for Alleged 'Los Compadres' Leader From Argentina

Publication of a Supreme Resolution sets the extradition process in motion under the PeruArgentina treaty.

Overview

  • The Executive formalized the active extradition via Supreme Resolution No. 016-2026-JUS in El Peruano, countersigned by President José Jerí and the justice and foreign affairs ministers.
  • The request was initiated by the Second Collegiate Criminal Court of La Libertad for alleged crimes of attempted aggravated homicide, aggravated homicide, and criminal organization.
  • Authorities identify Deivi Junior Romero Ullilen, alias 'Jorobado Deivi', as the suspected leader of 'Los Compadres', a group linked to killings, extortion and other violent crimes in La Libertad.
  • Romero Ullilen was captured on November 13, 2025, in Argentina in a joint operation by Peruvian and Argentine security forces after an Interpol red notice.
  • He remains in Argentine custody as procedures advance toward his transfer under the 2006 PeruArgentina extradition treaty and applicable procedural rules.