Overview

• Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio said the government will be implacable against extortion mafias targeting Peru’s transport sector.
• He convened a fourth working table with the Public Ministry and Lima transport companies to coordinate actions against extortion and related homicides.
• Tiburcio committed to bringing the Justice and Transport ministries into upcoming sessions to strengthen interagency response.
• Officials said some laws have been promulgated and complementary regulations are forthcoming to give the National Police and prosecutors stronger investigative and prosecutorial tools.
• Citing a recent driver’s killing in Lurín reported as a suspected extortion attack, Tiburcio noted an open‑door directive from President José Jerí and said the focus on transport will not exclude the broader public.