Overview
- Peru’s government imposed a 60‑day state of emergency in several Piura localities after a rise in robberies, contract killings and extortion.
- Comptroller César Aguilar led more than 30 specialists from Lima for two days of on‑site checks, with over 40 inspections planned across the region.
- At El Obrero station in Sullana, inspectors found only three patrol cars and three motorcycles for more than 80,000 residents, along with body armor dating to 1994 and deteriorated furnishings.
- At El Indio station in Castilla, seized vehicles clogged space, officers covered cleaning costs, and service weapons were more than a decade old.
- The audit mapped 87 paralyzed public works and recurrent technical faults in health projects, outlined a plan to reactivate S/112 million in 2026 through preventive control, urged election‑period oversight, and questioned the Miguel Grau stadium tender for lacking prior study.