Overview
- Regional INPE security staff in the Altiplano de Puno found the underground system about one kilometer from the Challapalca penitentiary during control checks.
- Seized hardware included a rectangular antenna, two signal repeaters, extensive cabling and a Starlink Gen 2 Wi‑Fi router.
- The equipment has been preliminarily identified as a Standard Motorized Starlink Kit (Gen 2) capable of automatically orienting its dish.
- The operation was conducted by the Altiplano Puno regional office under director Víctor Gonzales Lazo, and authorities were notified for legal procedures.
- INPE says it will intensify intelligence, monitoring and interagency coordination as investigations and technical verification of the seized equipment proceed.