Overview
- Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio announced a new Division of Investigation of Extorsions led by Colonel Víctor Revoredo, presented as a complement to the state of emergency in Lima and Callao declared on October 22.
- Official figures show extortion complaints rose 18% nationwide in 2025, with increases of 36% in Lima and 33% in Callao, while homicides reached 2,118 cases, up 3% versus 2024.
- Investigative data indicate more than 85,000 extortion complaints since 2020 produced only 1,470 cases reaching the judiciary and just 20 sentences between January 2024 and July 2025.
- Organized crime prosecutors report 1,142 seized phones and 258 computers or USBs awaiting analysis, with only 294 devices processed due to scarce extraction tools and limited capacity.
- Fresh incidents underscore the threat to transport workers, including a bus shooting in Chorrillos that wounded a driver and an attack in Ventanilla linked to ‘Los Malditos de Gambetta,’ with two suspects detained and transport unions calling a protest for November 4.