Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Peru Police Arrest Alleged Extortion Leader With Dynamite in San Juan de Lurigancho

Police cite seized dynamite plus threat letters as evidence of planned attacks on La 23 buses in San Juan de Lurigancho.

Overview

  • Marvin García Cupe, 23, known as “Marvin” or “Dinamita,” was detained in Canto Grande and is identified by police as the head of the gang Los Peladitos de Huáscar.
  • GRECCO agents from the DIRNIC unit arrested him after several days of surveillance under the command of Colonel Jean Paul Bergerot.
  • Officers seized 15 dynamite cartridges and a ball‑shaped explosive with fuses that investigators say were intended for attacks to enforce extortion payments.
  • Two letters threatening drivers on the 23B route and local merchants were recovered, each signed in the gang’s name.
  • Police say the suspect has records since 2021 for alleged theft and injuries and is linked to a December 2023 homicide, with ammunition and drugs also reported at the property.