He who rebukes is the leader of a criminal organization and whoever listens to him, submissively, is a police officer. “You have to call us and inform us (on operations), you have to protect us.” Dirck Terry Mantillaalias Loco Dirck, is the one who questions. On the other side of the line the non-commissioned officer Frank Carlos Reategui Bardalesaccept the questions.
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The intercepted dialogue is just one example of a widespread practice: that of subordinates and officers willing to serve criminal organizations that operate in different regions of the country.
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Along with Reátegui, his partner, the non-commissioned officer, was arrested Snaider Stefano Najarro Zevallos. They are investigated for allegedly integrating ‘The Vultures of the East’the band that built its power in Ucayali.
The resolution that allowed his capture and those of 10 other members of that network, issued on December 1, 2025 by the Judge Robinson Mariano Godoy, at the request of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime.
The criminal group is accused of committing aggravated robbery, branding, hitman, crimes against property, kidnapping and illegal arms manufacturing and trade.
MININTER: DRASTIC MEASURES
Actions like these led the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Tiburcio, to announce a set of drastic measures aimed at combating corruption within the National Police of Peru and regaining citizen trust.
The inspector general of the PNP, Lieutenant General Carlos Céspedes Muñoz, reported that the administrative and anti-corruption areas have been strengthened and presented results of the disciplinary system.
According to official figures, 4,188 police officers have been sanctioned so far this year, including 570 for corruption. Likewise, 594 personnel are under preventive measures – such as temporary separation from office – and 27 have already been permanently removed from the institution.
“We are building a more professional police force aligned with the protection of citizens,” said the minister.
THEY KIDNAPPED ‘MARRONI’
However, the presence of two police officers among those investigated in the Los Buitres del Oriente criminal organization further aggravates the situation. bad copssince the Prosecutor’s Office maintains that this criminal network would have benefited from informationprotection or internal support from the institution.
The non-commissioned officer Frank Reategui Bardales He was arrested in a restaurant in Yarinacocha and would be linked to the kidnapping of the Brazilian citizen Bruno De Souza Costaalias ‘Marroni’, accused of being the leader of a cell of the Red Command.
The incident occurred on July 27, when ‘Marroni’ was recorded being kidnapped by active police officers. As a result of this case, the High Complexity Crime Investigation Division and the Prosecutor’s Office began a meticulous follow-up that finally allowed the execution of an operation against the gang that included raids, arrest warrants and the lifting of banking and communications secrecy against more than a dozen people under investigation, including police officers Frank Reátegui Bardales and Snaider Najarro.
Despite the seriousness of the case, Bruno De Souza Costa was released subsequently, due to the lack of interest of the Brazilian government in continuing with its extradition process.
OTHERS INVOLVED
Together with the detained police officers, they were identified as involved Alfredo Delgado Flores and Wilsom Pacaya Huarcaya, the latter currently on the run.
Among those captured is Dirck Terry Mantillaalias Loco Dirck, Rocío Ríos Shupingahua, partner of the feared ‘Abuelo’, and Lesly Gonzales Gonzales, alias ‘Ñaña’, identified as a key player in robberies and criminal logistics.
Meanwhile, the list of fugitives reveals the magnitude of the network: Adrian Nicanor Torres GonzalesLeo Edward Pérez Almonacid and Billy Grandez Hoyos, all with serious investigations for marking, assaults and aggravated robberies.
But the most sought after is Gray Joel Fachin Gonzalesalias ‘Grandpa’, considered by the Police to be a high-risk criminal.
THE VULTURES OF THE EAST
-Wilson Harold Pacaya Huarcaya
-Adrián Nicanor Torres Gonzales
-Víctor Alfonso Sánchez Dávila
-Gray Joel Fachín Gonzales
-Dirck Terry Mantilla Muñoz
-Leo Edwar Pérez Almonacid
-Alejandro Chuquizuta Satalaya
-Billy Grandez Holes
-Rocío Elizabeth Ríos Shupingahua
-Lesly Karol Gonzales Gonzales
-Snaider Stefano Najarro Zevallos (PNP)
-Frank Carlos Benito Reátegui Bardales (PNP)
