Army attack in Paraíso
Military operation with helicopter gunships in Paraíso, Huallaga area, originated by a request for help from a drug trafficker attacked by the PCP-SL. The attack left a high death toll according to the CVR.
On October 15, 1987, the Army carried out an operation with helicopter gunships against the town of Paraíso, the headquarters of drug traffickers in the Huallaga area. The attack allegedly originated in a request for help from a drug trafficker nicknamed 'Machi', who was attacked in his refuge by the Shining Path PCP. The confrontation occurred after the PCP-SL broke its alliance with the drug traffickers because it considered the quotas charged by the subversive organization to be excessive. According to the study carried out in the Huallaga area by the CVR, the operation left a high death toll.