He Public Ministry and the Anti-Corruption Directorate (Dircocor) of the PNP carried out a mega raid operation on 27 properties in Callao within the framework of the investigations into the case ‘The Partners of Callao‘. The investigations involve the regional governor of the town, Ciro Castillofor whom a preliminary detention of 15 days was requested and has a search and arrest warrant. However, it is found not to have been.
According to the anti-corruption director of the PNPGeneral Luis Lira, the president of Gore, has not been there for four days and was not seen at the time of the tax proceedings at his home in La Punta. “The man has no longer been seen, we have not seen him since the resolution (of the raid) came out,” he stated.
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Castillo Rojo is investigated for the alleged crimes of criminal organization and collusion when he is accused of being the alleged leader of the criminal group that operated since 2023 and that was in charge of directing contracts in the Administration Committee of the Callao Educational Fund (Cafed) for a total of S/ 1,461,121.10.
After the raid, Humberto AbantoCastillo’s lawyer, pointed out that he was not informed about the existence of the tax file nor were they asked to present defenses in the case. In addition, Abanto announced that they will file an appeal to invalidate the tax diligence.
The lawyer assured that the prosecutor’s investigation at his client’s residence was considered “unsuccessful” as no relevant evidence was found for the investigation. However, he avoided commenting on the whereabouts of the regional governor. “I’m not going to answer those kinds of questions,” he exclaimed.
It should be noted that the Castillo Rojo house has been under renovation for 3 days.
The ‘Los Socios del Callao’ case
According to the fiscal thesis, this alleged criminal organization, supposedly led by Castillo Rojo, would have manipulated contracts in the Regional Government of Callao and in the Administration Committee of the Educational Fund of Callao (Cafed) for a total of S/ 1,461,121.10.
For the Public Ministry, officials and employees of the Regional Government would have used their positions to award contracts equal to or less than 8 Tax Units (UIT) to various companies, with the purpose of avoiding the selection processes required by law.
These alleged irregular contracts would have begun during Castillo’s administration, from January 2023 to February 2024, adding up to a total of 63 awards.
