A key witness with a withheld identity provided the Trujillo prosecutor’s office with decisive information to identify the perpetrators of the massacre that occurred on April 26, 2025 at a mine in Pataz, where 13 security workers were murdered.
The declarant, a former employee of the criminal organization led by alias “Knife”provided names, nicknames and roles of those involved, which allowed progress with preliminary arrests.
According to “Fourth Estate”said testimony shows that the attackers entered the sinkhole armed, detonated explosives and They burned tires to cause suffocation, while ordering the attack to continue.
The witness recognized several of those responsible by voice and appearance, including aliases “Goku”, “Liñán”, “Rojo”, “Chupa” and “Chacal”; the latter has not yet been fully identified. “Rojo” was identified as Julio Palomino Montenegro, who is already detained.
The investigation indicates that the leader of the organization “La Nueva Alianza” is Miguel Rodríguez Díaz, alias “Cuchillo”currently captured in Colombia awaiting extradition to Peru.
So far, six of the eleven suspects involved have been arrested, and the former worker’s testimony was key to the preliminary detention being issued. according to the Sunday.
The prosecution maintains that the criminal network was financed through the illegal control of mines and the laundering of money from illegal gold.
