Overview
- Officers in San Martín de Porres detained Pitter Rene Castillo González, 38, accused of using internal company and family details to demand S/90,000 from his former employer.
- Investigators recovered an extortion letter bearing a bullet, five dynamite cartridges, ten rounds of ammunition, four cellphones, and surveillance photos linked to the victim’s routines.
- Police say the suspect operated under the name of the self-described group La Hermandad del Norte, and the case has been sent to the Ministerio Público while phone data is forensically analyzed.
- In a separate sweep in La Libertad, Diviac agents arrested nine alleged members of Los Chalecos del Valle, a network accused of extracting more than S/4 million from 27 transport firms.
- Authorities raided 27 properties and two prison cells, citing a scheme that marked targets with multiple stickers, charged S/10,000 every 15–30 days, used explosives for intimidation, and was linked to two transport worker killings in Casa Grande.