Capture of Abimael Guzman and the PCP-SL leadership.
On September 12, 1992, the GEIN captured Abimael Guzmán and the leadership of the PCP-SL in a residence in Surquillo, Lima. This marked the beginning of the definitive decline of the Shining Path and radically changed the situation of violence in the capital.
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 of the PCP-SL gradually decreased. The climate of terror and insecurity that had been installed in the capital city changed radically after this operation. The capture was the result of the intelligence work carried out by the GEIN since March 1990, a group created with the explicit objective of capturing the Shining Path leadership.