In the early months of 1990, during the government of the APRA party, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was created to focus on monitoring the leadership of subversive groups in Peru. Despite initial setbacks, such as narrowly missing the capture of Abimael Guzmán in June of that year, the GEIN's …
In March 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This specialized police intelligence group was created at a critical moment in the internal armed conflict, when Metropolitan Lima had become the …
The Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) was formed in March 1990 as a specialized unit within the Peruvian police force, DIRCOTE, to combat terrorism. Supported by the CIA and other entities, GEIN focused on gathering intelligence and tracking the activities of Socorro Popular, a key component of the Shining Path's …
The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate Against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). This specialized group made significant progress in a short period of time. In the short term, between June and …
On March 5, 1990, the GEIN initiated its first intelligence operation, baptized Isa. Comrade Isa, a member of the Operational Support Group (GAP) of the PCP-SL, had been arrested in 1986 by the DIRCOTE and was released shortly afterwards for lack of evidence. That same year, the mother of a …
The GEIN made its first big blow by raiding a house where Abimael Guzman was staying until a few days before and where they found valuable information. After this operation, in the opinion of the police of this unit, the PCP-SL opened like a Pandora's box; the intervention was the …
On June 1, 1990, the GEIN achieved its first important accomplishment. The house located at 459 Calle 2, Monterrico Norte urbanization, where Abimael Guzmán was staying until a few days before, was raided. The Department of Organizational Support (DAO), a central apparatus whose main mission was to organize party events …
Between June and September 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of DIRCOTE made significant progress in the fight against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. For the first time they reached a real trail that included documents, maps, reports on military actions and plans that would later lead to the capture of the …
In 1991, the GEIN, a special intelligence unit of the Peruvian police, executed two significant operations against the Shining Path (PCP-SL). Operation Leona, conducted in late June, led to the arrest of key members of the PCP-SL's Central Committee, including Yovanka Pardavé Trujillo and Tito Valle Travesaño. Later, on November …
Sympathizers of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) held marches along different stretches of the Central Highway. The demonstration was carried out in protest against the countries that formed the allied block against Iraq in the context of the Gulf War. This action was part of the …
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, where they seized the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Among the confiscated materials were the famous videos showing the leadership of the PCP-SL dancing …
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, seizing the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). In this operation they found the famous videos of the PCP-SL leadership dancing 'Zorba, the Greek'. This …
President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, in a message to the nation, shows fragments of one of the videos seized from the leadership of the PCP-SL. The videos had been seized on January 31, 1991 by the GEIN when they raided a house in the district of San Borja (Lima), where they …
On February 5, 1991, Benedicto Jiménez was appointed as the liaison officer between DIRCOTE and SIN by President Alberto Fujimori. This appointment marked the beginning of increased collaboration between intelligence services and DIRCOTE, with SIN analysts entering to assist in analyzing seized documentation. However, it was later revealed that some …
On June 22, 1991, Professor Victor Zavala Cataño, who had links with the University of La Cantuta since the beginning of the internal war, was arrested by the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group). Zavala Cataño was a member of the leadership cell of Socorro Popular del Perú, an organization of the …
In 1992, under the government of Alberto Fujimori, significant captures of subversive group leaders were made by DINCOTE, particularly following Fujimori's self-coup on April 5, 1992. The success of these operations is attributed to a change in strategy during Fujimori's regime and the diligent work of the Special Intelligence Group …
The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after it the actions …
After a successful police operation by GEIN (renamed DIVICOTE-1), it was possible to apprehend Abimael Guzmán Reinoso - top leader of the PCP-SL, together with 3 members of the leadership of the Central Committee: Elena Iparraguirre, Laura Zambrano and María Pantoja. The capture was the result of the dedicated and …
Capture in Lima of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and some of the main leaders of the Shining Path PCP by the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group). This capture marked the end of the stage of extreme crisis and the beginning of the decline of subversive action. The subsequent scenario was marked by …
On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-SL, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after …
