Peruvian authorities have detained a former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he took over with 200 supporters.
The surrender marks an end to the four-day long siege by former-soldiers demanding the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo
The leader of the group, former army officer, Antauro Humala, had been holding talks with Peru's police chief, Felix Murazzo, in the town hall of Andahuaylas.
Congressman Michael Martinez, who was involved in the negotiations, confirmed the arrest. "I witnessed Humala's arrest, he is in good health," Martinez said by telephone.
The government called a state of emergency on Saturday and sent 1,000 police and troops to the town to restore order after clashes with the 200-strong group in which at least six people were killed.
Humala's group seized guns, grenades, explosives and 25 vehicles after marching into town before dawn on New Year's Day, saying Toledo was corrupt and must go.