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Freedom: Army Captain Arrested for Extortion · Global Voices

Summary by Diario Correo
Police officers from the Chagual police station in Pataz arrested the captain of the Peruvian Army (EP) Gary Chiroque Barreno, when he collected the quota that he was allegedly demanding from the owner of a restabar. SEE MORE: Insecurity continues to slow down growth in La LibertadAccording to the complaint of the aggrieved officer, the officer demanded S/ 5 thousand monthly so that he could continue working in a calm manner.MENAZAThe complaint …
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Chiclayo: Pitbull attacks and gravely leaves a 4-year-old boy Tragedy in the Cordillera Blanca! Avalancha kills two foreign mountaineers and Peruvian guide survives after hours under the snowCaptain EP Gary Chiroque Barreno, chief of intelligence of the Unified Command Pataz, was arrested in flagrante in that province after being accused of extorting a businessman from a retrabar, whom he would have demanded S/ 5 thousand and threatened by Whats…

Police officers from the Chagual police station in Pataz arrested the captain of the Peruvian Army (EP) Gary Chiroque Barreno, when he collected the quota that he was allegedly demanding from the owner of a restabar. SEE MORE: Insecurity continues to slow down growth in La LibertadAccording to the complaint of the aggrieved officer, the officer demanded S/ 5 thousand monthly so that he could continue working in a calm manner.MENAZAThe complaint …

·Peru
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The army officer was arrested in flagrante during a police operation in La Libertad, after demanding money from the duer or a rest bar under threats, on the grounds that his superiors knew about his irregular activities.

Captain EP Gary Chiroque Barreno was assigned as chief of intelligence of the Unified Pataz Command (CUPAZ) to fight extortioners who swarm in the gold mining area, but the officer ended up becoming one of them. He used his position in the CUPAZ and public resources to threaten his victims, until one denounced him to the police.

·Lima, Peru
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La República broke the news in Lima, Peru on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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