Overview
- Police executed pre‑dawn, multi‑region raids at roughly 20–21 locations, detaining six suspects tied to the criminal network’s illegal gold operations.
- General Guillermo Llerena said José Julio Palomino Montenegro, alias ‘Rojo’, was captured and is accused of directing the April 26 killing of 13 mine security workers in Pataz.
- Other detainees include individuals identified as ‘El Soli’, ‘Giancarlo’, ‘Lobo Negro’, ‘Gustavo’ and ‘Brando’, with police also reporting the arrest of a suspected gunman linked to the massacre.
- Judicial authorities ordered 15 days of preliminary detention as prosecutors process seized evidence including firearms, 78 rounds of ammunition, S/10,300 in cash, phones, laptops, DVRs and a signal jammer.
- Investigators say the group operated under alleged leader Miguel ‘Cuchillo’ Rodríguez Díaz, detained in Colombia, while additional suspects remain at large and further arrests are possible.