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Peru Reassigns Top Police Generals to Crime Hot Spots in 2026 Overhaul

Supreme Resolution 438-2025-IN installs seasoned investigators to target extortion, kidnappings, contract killings.

Overview

  • The Interior Ministry published Supreme Resolution 438-2025-IN assigning senior PNP posts for 2026, signed by President José Jerí and Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio.
  • Daniel Jorge Jares Reyme was named chief of the Región Policial Piura, while Manuel Wuilmer Farías Zapata moves to lead the Región Policial Lima Norte.
  • Víctor Revoredo Farfán will head the national criminal investigation directorate (Dirincri) after serving in the newly created Division of Investigation of Extortions.
  • Franco Moreno Panta shifts from the kidnappings and extortions division to command the Región Policial La Libertad, with assignments taking effect January 1, 2026.
  • The reshuffle is presented as a push against rising homicides, extortion and sicariato, with Piura under a State of Emergency and local leaders urging street-focused deployments.