Overview
- Automated e-gates at Jorge Chávez International Airport flagged inconsistencies between the passenger’s biometrics and the passport chip.
- Secondary control personnel, including specialists from Sala APIS and Punto Atenas, conducted a technical inspection and interview that confirmed the irregularity.
- The detained individual, identified by Migraciones as an Asian national, attempted to depart using a third-party travel document of similar origin.
- Migraciones reported more than 40 detections in 2025 of people trying to leave Peru with adulterated or fraudulent documents.
- Earlier this year, an Ecuadorian bound for Spain was detained with a falsified Peruvian passport, and the agency says it is reinforcing biometric and migratory controls.