Overview
- The newly published Law No. 32490 creates the GIES task force joining the National Police, prosecutors and courts to run joint operations against extortion and targeted killings.
- The law orders PNP command centers and focused patrols integrated into the C5i system, with real-time access to municipal and regional surveillance cameras for GIES operations.
- It authorizes asset forfeiture for funds linked to extortion and requires the financial supervisor to ensure banks and digital wallets monitor payments labeled as “cupos,” “vacuna,” “paradero” or similar euphemisms.
- Transport unions staged a partial stoppage in Lima and Callao, with spokespeople reporting roughly 8,000 units off the roads as President José Jerí pledged tougher police operations and an expanded emergency approach.
- Police cite more than 80 drivers killed through October, while analysts warn that detecting extortion routed through digital wallets will be difficult without targeting accounts that aggregate suspicious flows.