This unit is historically remembered for having carried out the capture of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán, who was arrested along with part of his central committee on September 12, 1992. After this, it was dissolved on October 3, 1993, becoming the Regional Terrorism Investigation Department 1 (Spanish: Departamento de Investigación de Terrorismo Regional 1, DITER 1).[7] For their work, the group's former members have been declared "Heroes of Democracy" since 2017.[6]
In popular culture
The group is featured in the 2017 Peruvian film The Last Hour.[8]