When Politics and Crime Collided in Peru
By
Lucía Dammert
The rise and fall of a powerful governor allegedly shows the influence of criminal groups.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on transnational organized crime LIMA — Located just north of Lima, Peru’s Áncash department is resource-rich, replete with a mix of zinc, gold and silver deposits It is also home to the country’s most notorious mix of government and organized crime, a network that was allegedly led for years by César Álvarez, governor from 2007 to 2014 Known as “the Beast” because of his reputation for political violence, Álvarez asserted control through an elaborate network of government institutions and criminal...
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