Ambush in Quebrada Honda with 9 police officers killed
The PCP-SL ambushed a police patrol of the III Region in Quebrada Honda, Sayapullo, Cajabamba, causing the death of 9 policemen in April 1991.
In April 1991, the PCP-SL ambushed a patrol of the III Region of the National Police in Quebrada Honda, Sayapullo district, Cajabamba province. The attack resulted in the death of 9 policemen. This event is framed in the period of highest intensity of violence in the region, when the PCP-SL had consolidated its presence in rural areas and increased its actions against the forces of law and order. The ambush represents one of the most lethal military actions of the PCP-SL against police in this region during the internal armed conflict.