Man arrested in Lima suspected of triple murder in Florencio Varela
Abel Josuel Taya Humpire, 32, was captured in the Santa Anita district following a joint operation between the PNP and the Argentine Federal Police.
Triple homicide suspect captured in Lima
Abel Josuel Taya Humpire, a 32-year-old Peruvian citizen wanted by Argentine courts, was arrested on Saturday in the Santa Anita district of Lima, according to noticiasargentinas.com. The arrest was achieved through coordinated work between officers from the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Argentine Federal Police (PFA), which had an outstanding international capture warrant against him.
The arrest warrant was issued by the Federal Court of Criminal and Correctional Affairs Number 2 in Morón, presided over by judge Jorge Rodríguez, as part of the investigation into the murders of Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez, committed in September 2025.
Official confirmation from the PNP
The Peruvian National Police confirmed the arrest through a post on the social network X: "A citizen wanted for alleged aggravated homicide was arrested. He is being investigated for his alleged participation in a triple homicide and suspected links to a criminal organisation dedicated to drug trafficking."
According to investigators, Taya Humpire is believed to have acted alongside other members of a narcotics organisation in the events that led to the triple murder, a case that shocked public opinion due to the violence with which the three killings were carried out.
Link to the investigated narco structure
One of the first people detained in the case, Celeste González Guerrero, identified him in her statement as the alleged custodian of Luis Valverde Rodríguez, known as "Papá", who the courts have identified as one of the alleged heads of the criminal organisation under investigation.
Valverde Rodríguez is the uncle of Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, alias "Pequeño J", currently detained at Ezeiza prison and also identified as part of the leadership of the narco structure.
Source: Google News PE — Crime