# Peru Police Officer Sentenced to 18 Months for Extortion Bribe

A Peruvian police officer received 18 months of preventive detention for allegedly demanding a bribe to file an extortion report.

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Christian Cancho, a second lieutenant in the Peruvian National Police (PNP), was granted 18 months of preventive detention by the Ministry of Public Prosecution. [^1]

The officer is being investigated for the crimes of passive bribery in the exercise of his police function and the illegal trafficking of computer data. [^2]

The Peruvian Public Ministry announced on September 1, 2026, that the First Specialized Corporate Prosecutor's Office for Corruption Crimes in Lima Centro secured an 18-month preventive prison sentence for Police Officer Christian Cancho. [^3]

Cancho was detained in flagrante delicto on August 20 by agents of the PNP's Directorate against Corruption (Dircocor). [^4]

The victim transferred a partial amount of S/70 via the mobile application Yape to the police officer. [^5]

Christian Cancho was detained in flagrante delicto on August 20, 2026, by agents of the PNP's Directorate against Corruption (Dircocor) while he was serving at Central 111. [^6]

The victim transferred S/70 via the Yape mobile application, following instructions from Cancho that the money would be used for geolocation actions to identify the alleged extortionist. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Christian Cancho, a second lieutenant in the Peruvian National Police (PNP), was granted 18 months of preventive detention by the Ministry of Public Prosecution. (La República.pe, News)
2. The officer is being investigated for the crimes of passive bribery in the exercise of his police function and the illegal trafficking of computer data. (La República.pe, News)
3. The Peruvian Public Ministry announced on September 1, 2026, that the First Specialized Corporate Prosecutor's Office for Corruption Crimes in Lima Centro secured an 18-month preventive prison sentence for Police Officer Christian Cancho. (RPP, News)
4. Cancho was detained in flagrante delicto on August 20 by agents of the PNP's Directorate against Corruption (Dircocor). (La República.pe, News)
5. The victim transferred a partial amount of S/70 via the mobile application Yape to the police officer. (La República.pe, News)
6. Christian Cancho was detained in flagrante delicto on August 20, 2026, by agents of the PNP's Directorate against Corruption (Dircocor) while he was serving at Central 111. (RPP, News)
7. The victim transferred S/70 via the Yape mobile application, following instructions from Cancho that the money would be used for geolocation actions to identify the alleged extortionist. (RPP, News)

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