Overview
- Police and prosecutors ran a multi‑city sweep that began early Saturday, leading to at least nine arrests and hours of searches across Barranca, Casma and Huacho, with one more suspect held in flagrante on drug charges.
- Acting on a capture order from the Huaura preparatory court, specialized Diviac teams carried out coordinated raids and moved detainees to Lima for further questioning.
- Investigators say the group forced transport operators and shops to pay fees on routes between Barranca, Huacho and Lima, using guns, explosives and threats to enforce control.
- Searches turned up S/8,778.50 in cash, phones, bank cards, a mototaxi, drugs, firearms, ammunition, explosives and documents considered key to the case.
- Named suspects include alleged leaders Héctor Salazar Obregón, known as “Viejo,” and Roberth Anthony Esquivel Vega, known as “Anthony,” with probes exploring command from inside the San Judas Tadeo prison and charges that range from organized crime and extortion to contract killing and drug trafficking.