Overview
- Specialized units from the División Investigación de Robos, DIVICC and SUAT intercepted an armed group inside the Mercado de Frutas in La Victoria, leading to a shootout that left one suspected leader dead and several suspects wounded or detained.
- Authorities say 18-year-old Franko Lucciano Díaz Cajo, known as 'Bocón', was arrested at the scene and is described by police as a violent hitman tied to the network of Erick Moreno 'Monstruo'.
- Police reported seizing firearms and ammunition at the operation and say the suspects targeted a market stall used by a merchant to provide cash to others, a known tactic for robberies of merchants and informal cash agents.
- One detained suspect later told investigators he had worked as a sicario for 'Monstruo', and records show 'Bocón' was previously arrested as a minor in a 2024 bunker raid that recovered weapons and target lists before he was released.
- Comerciants called for stronger patrols after the incident and investigators continue to probe alleged links between local gang fragments and Venezuelan collaborators to map past homicides and organized robbery schemes.