Peru Judge Receives Death Threats from Organized Crime After Gold Robbery Case

Judge Leonardo Guffanti received death threats from a Colombian number attributed to José Nole, a presumed lieutenant of Los Injertos del Callao, after ordering 26 months of preventive detention for a gold robbery in Costa Verde. This is part of a pattern of intimidation against Peruvian prosecutors and judges by organized crime, escalating from threats to demands for state protection. The incident underscores the growing security risk to judicial officials in Peru and the influence of criminal organizations.