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PNP Captured Four Alleged Members of a Gang of Extortionists: Among Those Arrested Is a Travelling Comedian

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The four subjects remain in police custody as investigations deepen. Source: RPP The police captured in East Lima four alleged members of a criminal gang dedicated to extortion of businessmen from the food industry.According to Colonel Holger Obando, head of the Extortion Division, the detainees, including two Peruvians and two Venezuelans, demanded that their victims pay an initial fee of S/5 000 under threats to threaten their lives, that of …
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Identified as Henry Walter Quispe Gonzales, better known as 'Morocho', he was allegedly accused by the Peruvian National Police (PNP) of joining a criminal gang dedicated to extortion in East Lima. Dirincri agents made the arrest after receiving a complaint from the affected owner. The criminal organization works by sending text messages via WhatsApp and thus carrying out the threats to the owners of commercial establishments. Following the comp…

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The National Police arrested a travelling comedian accused of joining an extortion network, demanding 5,000 soles as a down payment and charging 1,000 soles a month to merchants under threat.

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The four subjects remain in police custody as investigations deepen. Source: RPP The police captured in East Lima four alleged members of a criminal gang dedicated to extortion of businessmen from the food industry.According to Colonel Holger Obando, head of the Extortion Division, the detainees, including two Peruvians and two Venezuelans, demanded that their victims pay an initial fee of S/5 000 under threats to threaten their lives, that of …

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rpp.pe broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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