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Peru Orders 50/50 Police Deployment in Lima and Callao to Counter Transport Extortion

The move replicates Terna-style undercover tactics to speed up intelligence-led responses.

Overview

  • Police began the mixed deployment immediately, with half of officers in uniform and half operating undercover in critical areas.
  • Authorities are prioritizing routes and depots hit by recent attacks on companies including San Germán and El Rápido, as investigators examine a Pegaso Express depot fire.
  • Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio is meeting transport leaders in affected neighborhoods after unions warned of a 48-hour stoppage if another attack occurs.
  • The government has ruled out a curfew for now, and the Council of Ministers is weighing whether to extend the current state of emergency.
  • Parallel operations seized 512 cellphones—45 flagged as stolen—in Las Malvinas and Mesa Redonda, and Inspectoría is probing a complaint against Colonel Juan Carlos Montúfar.