Overview
- The Sunday program 'Domingo al Día' determined the traveler tracked at Jorge Chávez airport was César Adrián Villar Ortiz, 34, who has no connection to the investigation.
- Police had told media the 21-year-old suspect flew to Cajamarca, and multiple outlets circulated airport images as if they showed him.
- Internal messages attributed to airport police, cited by the report, show officers could not confirm the traveler’s identity, the DNI numbers differed, and service logs noted no active requisitory so boarding proceeded.
- Villar Ortiz said the unauthorized use of his image caused personal harm, with friends and acquaintances believing he was tied to the case.
- PNP commander Óscar Arriola named the division under Coronel Amancio as responsible for the airport handling and said any irregularities will be on those accountable, while the suspect’s lawyer condemned premature public conclusions.