Overview

• After a Sunday meeting with transport leaders, the Interior Ministry agreed to intensify Los Halcones patrols on routes mapped by operators, expand drone deployments and trace extortion finances.
• Interior Minister Carlos Malaver told representatives the state lacks money to declare an emergency, citing an estimated cost of S/43 million.
• CONET Perú asked for expedited Sucamec/Discamec procedures to buy firearms, saying many drivers support arming themselves for self‑defense.
• Guilds set a deadline of Saturday, 4 October, for satisfactory guarantees and warned of vehicle stoppages and road blockages if they see no results.
• Companies have suspended routes and report driver shortages due to threats, and media tallies of slain drivers this year vary from 44 to 65.