Overview
- The National Police confirmed Jares Reyme as chief of the Primera Región Policial Piura, replacing General Manuel Wuilmer Farías Zapata.
- Jares Reyme previously led División Policial Sur 1 in Lima, overseeing security in districts such as San Isidro, Miraflores and Santiago de Surco.
- Piura remains under a State of Emergency, with 116 homicides reported in 2024 and 152 crimes so far in 2025, many linked to sicariato.
- Farías Zapata was reassigned to head Región Policial Lima Norte, a jurisdiction confronting organized extortion and contract-killing networks.
- Additional senior changes place Luis Enrique Pacheco Cornejo in Tumbes and Franco Raúl Moreno Panta in La Libertad, with further colonel and commander postings pending publication.