Peru-US extradition is modern treaty practice, not nineteenth-century folklore. The bilateral extradition treaty was signed in 2001 and entered into force in 2003. Critically, Peruvian nationals are extraditable - citizenship alone will not stop surrender under that framework. Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice channels still test dual criminality, documentation, and due process before anyone boards a Marshals flight. Narcotics, laundering, and corruption wrappers dominate many Lima packages aimed at southern and New York districts. Spodek Law Group P.C. fights Lima procedure while preparing the Florida, Texas, or New York case waiting after transport. Call 212 300 5196 for a risk-free consultation - attorney on call, 24/7.
2001 signed, 2003 in force - use the modern treaty text.
Peru and the United States operate under a modern extradition treaty signed in 2001 and in force since 2003. That instrument was designed to fix nationality and dual-criminality problems in older arrangements. If your advisor is still talking like Peru never sends people, get a second opinion. Nationals are extraditable by design. Spodek Law Group P.C. starts from the live treaty text, then maps each US count onto Peruvian criminal law before anyone treats surrender as inevitable. We owe loyalty to only YOU - not prosecutors in Lima and not the US Attorney waiting after arrival.
Nationals are extraditable - kill the passport myth early.
Peru allows extradition of its nationals under the modern treaty framework. Families often import citizenship myths from neighboring systems with different rules. Believing those myths wastes the months you need for Supreme Court practice, dual-criminality briefing, and parallel US defense. We open every Peru case by confirming nationality will not be sold as a silver bullet.
Supreme Court and Justice Ministry procedure still create pressure points.
Peruvian process is not a clerical stamp. Courts and ministry channels review whether the US package meets treaty and domestic standards. Translation defects, identity errors, and mismatched fraud or laundering theories belong in that record. Delay without briefing is just aging into surrender. Delay with coordinated US motions is leverage.
Narcotics, corruption, and financial wrappers from Lima corridors.
US requests from Peru frequently stack narcotics trafficking, public corruption, money laundering, and fraud. Kleptocracy-era narratives create political heat that agencies use to rush packages. Heat is not dual criminality. We force each count through Peruvian analogs while attacking American loss figures, conspiracy breadth, and venue theory. Regardless of how complicated the financial trail looks, we can help you get the outcome you need - on both sides of the border while Corte Suprema review and executive decision stages remain open.
Voluntary statements in Lima travel straight into US exhibits.
Interviews with local police or visiting agents are a favorite shortcut. Anything casual becomes a federal transcript. You need Peruvian counsel for the judicial and ministry fight, and US counsel for the district that issued the warrant. Spodek Law Group P.C. keeps both sides under one strategy. Privilege starts with the first word.
