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Peru Court Sentences ‘Chico Pez’ to 15 Years for Sendero Luminoso Logistics in VRAEM

Prosecutors cite collaborator testimony plus intelligence to target the group’s supply networks in the central jungle.

Overview

  • The Third National Criminal Collegiate Court also ordered S/30,000 in civil damages payable to the State.
  • Investigators established that Ángel Pablo Hinostroza Lados served as a “native cadre–organized support” between 2021 and 2022, moving weapons and provisions to insurgent camps.
  • The case details political indoctrination and military training led by Florabel Vargas, alias “Vilma,” and other members of the group’s political bureau.
  • He was arrested in 2024 after being found near a stolen vehicle loaded with grenades, war-grade firearms, and a radio.
  • The conviction rests on testimony from effective collaborators, documentation, and intelligence reports, which authorities say strike at the MPCP-SL’s logistical network in the VRAEM.