During a covert operation against a criminal organization anchored in the Huancayo Zone Migration Directorate – a police operation that included wiretapping the ringleader and others involved – agents from the High Complexity Crime Investigation Division (Diviac) found information that led to the fugitive leader of suspects could be Peru Libre, Vladimir Cerrón.
For 24 months, Junín Provincial Prosecutor Angélica Osorio Fernández led investigations that were uncovered “The Blue Diamonds”, a group dedicated to providing passports, residence permits and other services in exchange for money. Vladimir Cerrón is also among the beneficiaries.
On his X account (formerly Twitter), Cerrón, who continues to evade justice, denied the accusation.
“My passport is subject to regular in-person procedures, period. The rest is psychosocial in nature,” Cerrón said briefly.
Yesterday, Friday, Judge Rafael Herrera Rivas, at the request of the prosecutor Angélica Osorio, authorized the raid, house search, personal search and seizure of assets of the following people involved: the former director of the Immigration Department of Huancayo, Katherine Rafael Rivero, Lita Huamán Cóndor, Magaly Gómez Carbajal , Ruty Rudas Tinoco and Amílcar Marcanon Morillo.
In justifying the case, prosecutor Angélica Osorio pointed out that after several months of wiretapping, the Diviac concluded that Venezuelan citizen Amílcar Marcanon, partner of former immigration chief Katherine Rafael, was the one who recruited foreign and Peruvian citizens who had problems regularizing their immigration status or were unable to obtain passports Criminal record.
Pointed out. Katherine Rafael Riveros was fired as head of the Huancayo immigration agency after the raid. Photo: Distribution
This is referenced in the court-approved wiretapping measures Vladimir Cerron He was allegedly a beneficiary of the corruption scheme of “Los Diamantes Azules”, the criminal organization of Katherine Rafael, her partner and other associates Junin migrations.
The red trail
“The leader Katherine Rafael Rivero, the Queen, who in her capacity as zonal head of the Huancayo Immigration Department would have a direct connection with the former director of the Immigration Department National Immigration SupervisionArmando García Chunga, as well as the former head of operations of the National Migration Supervisory Authority, Cynthia Otani Cano, on irregular events within the Huancayo Zonal Migration Office, regarding the irregular processing and/or issuance of the passport in favor of citizen Vladimir Cerrón Rojas.”
The aforementioned Armando García took over as head of operations at the National Migration Supervisory Authority in October 2020. He was appointed leader in December 2022.
In a statement, the National Immigration Service announced that it would provide all necessary information to authorities investigating Los Diamantes Azules and reported the dismissal of Katherine Rafael Rivero as director of Huancayo. But he didn't mention anything about the superintendent Armando García.
Venezuelan. In the middle Amílcar Marcanon, Katherine Rafael's partner. Photo: Distribution
In one of the intercepted dialogues between Katherine Rafael and her accomplice Cynthia Otani, they said the following:
—Rafael: “Everything was born from Vladimir Cerrón. These people agreed not to find out. You can see these three people watching as they enter. From then on I had more control and it became uncomfortable for them (…).”
–Otani. “But for what?”
—Rafael: “For passport (…)”.
It is not the only reference about Cerrón. There is another one that compromises even more.
Stressful dialogues
—Rafael: “I wanted to tell you something about a topic when Mr. Armando (García, the superintendent) was there I SAY (Operations Directorate). Here (in Huancayo) some events from Vladimir Cerrón's pass occurred. So the doctor (Armando García) said, let's change the staff. So I changed them. On this basis, charges will be filed against me.”
—Otani: “Ah, yes. Because of the problem of ghost landlords.
—Rafael: “Yes, but Mr. Armando (García) knows. Accordingly, I will provide you with my defense, because Mr. Armando (García) already knew all this when he was in the DIRO (Directorate of Immigration Operations).”
Proof. Image of the money confiscation in Huancayo Migrations. Photo: Distribution
For prosecutor Bonnie Bautista, there is a connection between the criminal organization “Los Diamantes Azules” and Vladimir Cerrón, who allegedly benefited from the issuance of a passport. As already mentioned, the leader of Perú Libre denies the tax accusation and claims that it is all “psychosocial”.
“The migration movement of Vladimir Cerrón was verified (…), the result of which was 35 migration movements between 1994 and 2019 to different countries such as Cuba, Panama, Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela. “Among them, we should highlight the last four migration movements that are related to communications interference (legal interception),” said prosecutor Bautista, justifying the search request Immigration officials involved in the case.
Therefore, the following conclusion is reached: “From the telephone communication between the examined Katherine Rafael Riveros and Cynthia Cano, It is pointed out that the citizen Armando García Chunga (current National Superintendent of Migration) is the one who would have the power in the National Superintendence of Migration and would have influenced the passport process in favor of Vladimir Cerrón, as well as ghost people in the chief Zone of Migrations of Huancayo ” .
Cerrón denies it, but the investigation has only just begun.
