Overview

• At the Socabaya men’s prison in Arequipa, agents detained Jennifer Apaza Mantilla after she tried to bring in three cellphones and 148 SIM chips hidden in her intimate parts during a visit to her spouse, Jesús David Quispe.
• In a separate intervention at the same facility, officers found a USB device among the belongings of visitor Clarisa Mercedes Pacheco García.
• At Lima’s Ancón II prison, staff intercepted Violeta Rosas Farfán with a wireless earbud case and stopped Saida Peñaloza Paniagua for concealing black earphones in her intimate area.
• Prison authorities reported the cases to the Ministerio Público and the Policía Nacional, and in the Ancón II incident they also notified Depincri Puente Piedra to carry out the proceedings.
• INPE underscored that smuggling prohibited items is punishable with 4 to 6 years under Article 368-A, with higher penalties for weapons or explosives under Article 368-E, as it maintains a zero-tolerance policy.