Overview
- Mid‑June police raids in Playa de Palma led Spanish authorities to detain 18 suspected members of an organized, largely international pickpocketing ring accused of about 38 thefts and two violent robberies and to recover nine high‑end watches valued at €222,000.
- Peruvian forces arrested five people in Breña identified as members of “Los Terribles de Breña,” seized 31 phones and a laptop that police say were used to process stolen devices for resale or extortion, and separately detained suspects in a Trujillo homicide while probing explosive extortion incidents in Áncash and Sullana.
- A large Argentine operation in Once (Plaza Miserere) recovered more than 13,000 garments and roughly 250 pairs of shoes suspected of entering the market without customs controls, with officials estimating the haul’s value at about 123 million pesos and forwarding the case to an economic crimes court.
- Provincial police in multiple Argentine provinces carried out raids against narcomenudeo and violent gangs that produced arrests and the seizure of weapons, drugs, cash and phones, with all cases moving into prosecutorial and judicial review.
- Authorities in the three countries say investigations remain open and expect further judicial action and possible additional arrests, while electoral and public bodies have increased security after explosive‑type threats and extortion notes signaled an escalation in tactics.