Overview
- Most of the scrapped weapons came from Lima with 5,773 units, followed by La Libertad with 554, Piura with 277, and Áncash with 261.
- Firearms were eliminated by mechanized cutting after legal deadlines expired for items seized, confiscated, or voluntarily surrendered.
- Controlled incineration of the pyrotechnics took place at the Army’s munitions center in Pisco under MAG supervision with logistical support from the Peruvian Army.
- Sucamec said the stockpile resulted from joint enforcement and inspections with the National Police and other agencies, including SUNAT in some pyrotechnics actions.
- Authorities reported more than 21 metric tons of illegal pyrotechnics destroyed in 2025 as part of ongoing public safety efforts to prevent injuries and illicit trafficking.