The ambush of a police patrol on Saturday the 11th in the thick jungle of La Convención, in Cuscowas not random or an eventuality, but the culmination of a violent plan orchestrated by Víctor Quispe Palomino, alias ‘José’, in order to demonstrate that his power in the vraem still valid.
Gone are the false cheers expressed by the castillo Defense Minister José Luis Gavidia, who went so far as to affirm that “Comrade ‘José’ is dead” after being wounded in a surprise operation –in August 2022– called ‘Operation Patriot’.
military sources of Peru21 They explained that one of the hypotheses they use to explain the recent attack on the police van is that “José” seeks to send a message of power and permanence in the vraem. It was believed that the narco-terrorist boss was almost finished.
The director of Dircote, José Zavala, admitted that the Pichari area, where the attack occurred, “is an area in which 15 years ago there has never been a terrorist attack.” So why did they decide to attack?
Seven policemen were killed in an ambush in the Vraem. Photo: Mininter
For General PNP (r) José Baella, they sought to meet up to three objectives: one military and one political, but also one for their drug-trafficking allies.
“Every terrorist attack, according to their doctrines, has up to three objectives. The military that is to attack a law enforcement agency and take the weapons. The politician who is giving a message to authority, tell them that they are still valid. And also give a message to the drug traffickers in the area to show that they still dominate and are present, ”he told Peru21.
He explained that to carry out an attack of this nature, structured planning is needed. “It has been an adjustment. They have gone to look at the police station, what time they leave, what characteristics the car has, the license plate and they looked for the precise moment. There are two, three days that they waited, ”he mentioned.
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Protocol failures
The head of the Dircote, José Zavala, considered, in dialogue with Canal N, that the policemen were going to fulfill “their daily duties.” “They were doing their shopping because it is a garrisoned unit, they live there,” he asserted.
This newspaper was able to review the police report where it is indicated that the lieutenant commissioner of Natividad indicated that the troops left to “provide yourself with firewood to prepare your food”.
However, José Baella claimed that there was a lack of “security awareness” when traveling in a single patrol car and without the necessary weapons.
“In emergency areas, when they go to carry out an errand, there is a provision that between 3 or 4 vehicles must leave and each unit must be equipped and the policemen duly armed,” he asserted.
For now, the only survivor of the attack, PNP captain Erwin Mego Villogas, is expected to recover in Lima and clarify the circumstances of the trip and the narco-terrorist attack, according to military sources consulted.
Farewell
The remains of six of the seven fallen agents were transferred yesterday to the headquarters of the Diroes, in Ate, to be dismissed with honors in a ceremony in which their relatives participated, in addition to the president Dina Boluarte, the president of the Council of Ministers , Alberto Otárola; the Minister of the Interior, Vicente Romero; and the General Commander of the Police, General Raúl Alfaro.
During the activity, an offering was also made to Marquito, a dog trained by the Police and who was also killed in the ambush.
The Head of State addressed the grieving relatives of the victims and stressed: “You have delivered to the homeland an important part of their lives, to their loved ones”.
“My government has ordered a frontal fight, the most determined, against all that alliance formed by terrorism and drug trafficking in the vraem and in all the national territory”, declared Boluarte.
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The President of the Republic Dina Boluarte came to the Dinoes facilities to pay homage to the police officers killed in the VRAEM. Photo: Hugo Curotto
Prosecutor’s Office and Congress
The Pichari Prosecutor’s Office began investigations yesterday to determine those responsible for the killing of seven troops.
On the other hand, Congresswoman Patricia Chirinos (Avanza País) presented a letter to the Defense Commission to summon the Ministers of the Interior, Vicente Romero, and Defense, Jorge Chávez Cresta, to find out what measures they adopted after the attack and the progress against narcoterrorism in the vraem.
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