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SAA event in Peru on Wed 25th February 2026

25th February 2026

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In Lima, Peru, hitmen recorded themselves shooting and killing a public transport driver on the Acho–Ancón route along the Panamericana Norte highway, between Ventanilla and Puente Piedra. The driver had reportedly refused to pay the extortion fee (commonly called "vacuna" or protection money) demanded by criminal groups targeting transport operators in the area. This incident highlights the ongoing wave of extortion-related violence plaguing public transportation routes in northern Lima.

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