Peru Seeks 18-Month Jail for Alleged Russia Recruiter
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In Peru, an alleged recruiter of fighters for Russia was detained. In the spring of 2026, the Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into a transnational network accused of recruiting former policemen and soldiers to fight against them in the Russian ranks in Ukraine. This was done by offering them false job offers. A suspect has just been placed in pre-trial detention for "trafficking in human beings".
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, the investigator would have offered payments of USD 2,300 per month, a bonus of USD 20,000 upon completion of one year of service and the possibility of obtaining Russian nationality.
Pocho Pinto is investigated for allegedly capturing four Peruvians with offers of up to US$2,300 per month and a bonus of US$20,000. One of them died in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Peruvian authorities ordered 14 months of pretrial detention for Pocho Pinto, accused of being part of a recruitment network that offered security jobs, salaries in dollars, and Russian citizenship. One of the workers sent to Russia died fighting in Ukraine. The investigation exposes an international recruitment scheme that already involves hundreds of Peruvian citizens […]
The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office reported that Pocho Pinto received 14 months of preventive detention for alleged human trafficking linked to sending Peruvians to Russia in 2026.
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