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Peru Court Orders 30 Months of Preventive Detention for Alleged Leaders of 'Los Letales del Norte–Nueva Generación'

Prosecutors portray the pair as strategic operators in a network tied to extortion, hitmen activity, illegal weapons, explosives and cobro de cupos.

Overview

  • El Porvenir’s Second Investigative Court issued the pretrial order for William Paul Moreno Cabrera (“Wiloco”) and Segundo Orlando García Reyes (“Cholo Orlando”).
  • Investigators identify “Wiloco” as the lieutenant who planned and coordinated criminal operations across Trujillo, Laredo and El Porvenir in La Libertad.
  • Prosecutors say “Cholo Orlando” handled logistics, procuring explosives to intimidate victims and providing a property used as a bunker for planning.
  • The ruling cites the seriousness of the alleged crimes, potential prison terms, flight risk and possible obstruction of the investigation.
  • The case forms part of a broader probe that has already seen preventive detention for about 16 other suspected members after a large National Police operation.