Lima police arrest Colombian fugitive linked to ‘La Cordillera’ gang

Peruvian National Police (PNP) arrested Juan Alejandro Galiano, alias ‘Colocho’, in Lima. Galiano is a Colombian national accused of belonging to ‘La Cordillera’, an organization classified as a terrorist group in Colombia.

Galiano was wanted internationally after escaping from a Colombian prison. He faces charges including homicide, illegal arms trafficking, extortion, contract killing, and drug trafficking. Authorities stated he entered Peru using a false identity and had rented a property in Lima to expand his criminal organization’s influence.

During the operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dirincri), police also detained a French national known as ‘Franchua’. Officers seized ammunition, handmade firearms, scales, and molds allegedly used for manufacturing synthetic drugs.