Overview
- A GRECCO intelligence operation in central Lima led officers to detain six foreign nationals at the junction of jirón Aymaraes and jirón Lobitos, and place the suspects at the disposal of judicial authorities.
- Police identified the detainees by name and age and said 23-year-old Deyker Rojas Rodríguez is the alleged leader of the group.
- Officers seized a revolver with its serial number removed, four bullets, six cellphones and a bag of plant material preliminarily identified as cannabis; all items have been sent for forensic tests.
- Authorities say the group is accused of extorting transport companies and running street-level drug sales, and investigators are checking claims the suspects fought rival gangs to control territory.
- Peruvian officials have flagged a possible connection to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-origin criminal network that has expanded regionally, and say forensic phone data and ballistics will be key to verifying that claim.