Overview
- The decree (DS 146-2025-PCM) covers the districts of Piura, Castilla, Veintiséis de Octubre, Catacaos, Sullana and Bellavista, plus the provinces of Paita and Talara, for 60 days.
- The National Police leads internal order with Armed Forces support, directing interventions based on intelligence, official statistics and crime maps.
- Measures include integrated patrols, identity checks, weapons seizures, temporary command posts and recovery of public spaces, coordinated by 24/7 committees for intelligence, fiscalization and strategic communication.
- Prison directives mandate restricted visits, seizure of phones and SIM cards, power cuts to cell outlets and removal of illegal antennas; a local report said visits continued at Piura’s prison on day one, highlighting uneven rollout.
- Piura’s police chief warns crime displaced from Pataz and transnational gangs are operating in the region, noting extortion complaints dropped after inmate transfers but have shifted to other locations.